UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

|X| Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

or

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Transition Report Pursuant to

Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

Commission File Number: 001-31369

CIT GROUP INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

65-1051192

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

505 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

10017

(Address of Registrants principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(212) 771-0505
Registrants telephone number including area code:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:

Title of each class

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g)
of the Act:
None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned
issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file
reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes |X| No | |

Indicate by check mark
if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this Chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. | |

At February 26, 2010, there were 200,035,561 shares of CITs common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes | | No |X|

The aggregate market value of voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transaction closing price of Common Stock ($2.15 per share, 392,067,503 shares of common stock outstanding), which occurred on June 30, 2009, was $842,945,475. For purposes of this computation, all officers and directors of the registrant are deemed to be affiliates. Such determination shall not be deemed an admission that such officers and directors are, in fact, affiliates of the registrant. Our Common Stock was subsequently cancelled pursuant to the plan of reorganization on December 10, 2009. The approximate aggregate market value of the new voting stock held by non-affiliates on February 26, 2010 was $7,287,295,487.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrants definitive proxy statement relating to the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof to the extent described herein.

Founded in 1908, CIT Group Inc., a Delaware Corporation, is a bank holding company, that together with its owned subsidiaries, (collectively we, CIT or the Company), provides primarily commercial financing and leasing products and other services to small and middle market businesses across a wide variety of industries. The Company became a bank holding company (BHC) in December 2008, and is regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) under the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (BHC Act). CIT operates primarily in North America, with locations in Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region.

We provide financing and leasing capital to our clients and their customers in over 30 industries and 50 countries. Our businesses focus is primarily on commercial clients with a particular emphasis on small business and middle-market companies. We serve clients in a variety of industries including transportation, particularly aerospace and rail, manufacturing, retailing, healthcare, communications, media and entertainment, energy, and various service-related industries. We are a leader in small business lending. We funded $7.0 billion of new business volume during 2009.

Each business has industry alignment and focuses on specific sectors, products and markets, with portfolios diversified by client and geography. Our principal product and service offerings include:

Products

Services

- Asset-based loans

- Financial risk management

- Secured lines of credit

- Asset management and servicing

- Leases: operating, finance and leveraged

- Debt restructuring

- Factoring services

- Credit protection

- Vendor finance

- Account receivables collection

- Import and export financing

- Debt underwriting and syndication

- Small business loans

- Capital markets

- Acquisition and expansion financing

- Insurance services

- Letters of credit / trade acceptances

- Debtor-in-possession / turnaround financing

We source transactions through direct marketing efforts to borrowers, lessees, manufacturers, vendors and distributors, and to end-users through referral sources and other intermediaries. Our business units work together both in referring transactions between units and by combining products and services to meet our customers needs. We also buy and sell participations in syndications of finance receivables and lines of credit and periodically purchase and sell finance receivables on a whole-loan basis.

We set underwriting standards for each business unit and employ portfolio risk management models to achieve desired portfolio demographics. Our collection and servicing operations are centralized across businesses and geographies providing efficient client interfaces and uniform customer experiences.

We generate revenue by earning interest on loans we hold on our balance sheet, collecting rentals on equipment we lease, and earning fee and other income for financial services we provide. We syndicate and sell certain finance receivables and equipment to leverage our origination capabilities, reduce concentrations, manage our balance sheet and maintain liquidity.

As a bank holding company, we have bank and non-bank subsidiaries. CIT Bank, a state chartered bank located in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the Companys primary bank subsidiary. CIT Bank is subject to regulation and examination by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (UDFI). Non-bank subsidiaries, both in the U.S. and abroad, currently own the majority of the Companys assets. As a BHC, we are prohibited from certain business activities including certain real estate investment and equity investment activities, and will exit these within a specified period.

Our funding model is in transition. We historically funded our businesses with unsecured debt and, to a lesser extent, securitizations. However, in 2007 and 2008, the disruption in the global credit markets restricted our access to economic funding via these mediums. Accordingly, we embarked on a strategy to bolster our funding model by becoming a BHC. While we became a BHC in December 2008, we were unable to realize some of the benefits we hoped to achieve.

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Failure to obtain these benefits, coupled with accelerating client credit line draw activity, deteriorating portfolio performance and debt rating downgrades, exacerbated our already strained liquidity situation and culminated with the parent company (CIT Group Inc.) and one non-operating subsidiary, CIT Group Funding Company of Delaware LLC (Delaware Funding), filing prepackaged voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the Bankruptcy Code) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on November 1, 2009. We emerged from bankruptcy on December 10, 2009.

The restructuring strengthened our liquidity and capital. Debt
levels were reduced by approximately $10.4 billion, and
principal repayments on $23.2 billion of new second lien notes
do not start until 2013, relieving near-term funding stress. In
accordance with accounting standards for companies that have emerged
from bankruptcy (sometimes called fresh start
accounting), our balance sheet at December 31, 2009 reflects
our assets and liabilities at fair value, and a new equity value was
established. All old common stock and preferred stock were
cancelled, and 200 million shares of new common stock were issued to
eligible debt holders. With our improved liquidity and capital
levels, we are working on our business plan and strategy under which
we expect to transition to a smaller company focused on serving
small- and mid-sized commercial businesses. In addition, we are building a new senior management team, including a new Chairman and CEO, who was hired in February 2010. As a result of these
developments, our business, financial condition, and strategy
changed significantly, and the information contained in this annual
report about CIT following our emergence from bankruptcy, including
the financial statements and other information for the year ended
December 31, 2009, which reflects fresh start accounting, is not
necessarily comparable with information provided for prior
periods.

Further discussion of these events and resultant financial statement impacts are located in Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Introduction) and Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data (Notes 1 and 2).

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

CIT meets customer financing needs through five business segments.

SEGMENT

MARKET AND SERVICES

Corporate Finance

Lending, leasing and other financial and advisory services
to

principally small and middle-market companies, across many

industries.

Transportation Finance

Large ticket equipment leases and other secured financing
to

companies in aerospace, rail, defense and marine industries.

Trade Finance

Factoring, lending, credit protection, receivables management
and

other trade products to retail supply chain companies.

Vendor Finance

Partners with manufacturers and distributors
to deliver financing and

leasing solutions to end-user customers globally.

Consumer Finance

Consumer loan portfolios are in run-off mode, the largest
of which is

government guaranteed student loans.

CORPORATE FINANCE

Corporate Finance provides a full spectrum of financing alternatives to borrowers, small business and middle market businesses. The Corporate Finance product suite is primarily composed of senior secured loans including revolving lines of credit secured by accounts receivables and inventories, term loans based on operating cash flow and enterprise valuation, and government guaranteed loans (such as SBA loans). Our clients use loan proceeds to fund working capital, asset growth, acquisitions and debt restructurings. We earn interest revenue on the receivables we keep on-balance sheet and seek to recognize economic value on receivables sold.

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Corporate Finance has developed industry expertise over many years in the business in order to focus on specific segments within:

Provides corporate advisory, financing and investment solutions
to companies in the energy and power sectors, including gas-fired power
generation, coal manufacturing, oil and gas and other energy related businesses.

Healthcare

Offers a full spectrum of healthcare financing solutions
and related advisory services to companies across the industry, including
skilled nursing facilities, home health and hospice companies, acute
care hospitals, dialysis companies and outpatient services among others.

We also have one specialized unit:

Small Business Lending

Originates and services Small Business Administration (SBA)
and conventional loans for commercial real estate financing, construction,
business acquisition and business succession financing. We are a Preferred
Lender in the SBA programs due to our strong corporate financing
record with authority over loan approvals, closings, servicing and liquidations.
SBL earns fees for servicing third party assets. Small business lending
activities are principally focused on the U.S. market.

TRANSPORTATION FINANCE

Transportation Finance specializes in providing
customized leasing and secured financing primarily to end-users of aircraft
and railcars. Our transportation equipment financing products include operating
leases, single investor leases, equity portions of leveraged leases and sale
and leaseback arrangements, as well as loans secured by equipment. Our equipment
financing clients represent major and regional airlines worldwide, North American
railroad companies, and middle-market to larger-sized aerospace and defense
companies.

This segment has seasoned management teams servicing
the aerospace and rail industries, and in the case of aerospace, has built a
global presence with operations in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia. We have
extensive experience in managing equipment over its full life cycle, including
purchasing new equipment, estimating residual values and remarketing by re-leasing
or selling equipment.

Aerospace

Commercial Air provides aircraft leasing and lending, aircraft sales, asset management, aircraft valuation and advisory services. The units primary clients include major and regional airlines in approximately 50 countries around the world. Offices are located in the U.S., Europe and Asia. As of December 31, 2009, our commercial aerospace financing and leasing portfolio totaled $7.0 billion, consisting of approximately 300 aircraft with a weighted average age of approximately 5.5 years placed with over 100 clients.

Business Air offers financing and leasing programs for owners of business
jet aircraft and turbine helicopters primarily in the U.S.

Purchases equipment from numerous leading railcar manufacturers
and call directly on railroads and rail shippers throughout North America.

Portfolio includes leases to all of the U.S. and Canadian Class I railroads
(railroads with annual revenues of at least $250 million) and other
non-rail companies, such as shippers and power and energy companies.

See Concentrations section of Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 20  Commitments of Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for further discussion of our aerospace portfolio.

TRADE FINANCE

Trade Finance provides factoring, receivable and collection management products, and secured financing to our clients, primarily manufacturers, importers and distributors of apparel, textile, furniture, home furnishings and consumer electronics. Although primarily U.S.-based, we also conduct business in Asia, Latin America and Europe.

We offer a full range of domestic and international customized credit protection, lending and outsourcing services that include working capital and term loans, factoring, receivable management outsourcing, bulk purchases of accounts receivable, import and export financing and letter of credit programs.

We typically provide financing to our clients through the purchase of accounts receivable owed to our clients by their customers, typically retailers. We also arrange for letters of credit, collateralized by accounts receivable and other assets, to be opened for the benefit of clients suppliers. The assignment of accounts receivable by the client to a factor is traditionally known as factoring and results in payment by the client of a factoring fee that is commensurate with the underlying degree of credit risk and recourse, and which is generally a percentage of the factored receivables or sales volume. We may advance funds to our clients, typically in an amount up to 80% of eligible accounts receivable, charging interest on the advance (in addition to any factoring fees), and satisfying the advance by the collection of factored accounts receivable. We integrate our clients operating systems with ours to facilitate the factoring relationship.

Vendor Finance partners with manufacturers and distributors to deliver financial solutions globally to end-user customers to facilitate the acquisition of our vendor partners products. We focus primarily on information technology, telecommunications and office equipment markets, but we serve other diversified industries as well.

Our vendor relationships include traditional vendor finance programs, joint ventures, virtual joint ventures and referral agreements that have varying degrees of integration with vendor partners. In the case of joint ventures, we engage in financing activities with the vendor through a distinct legal entity that is jointly owned by the vendor and us. We also use virtual joint ventures, in which we originate assets on our balance sheet and share with the vendor economic outcomes from the financing. A key part of these partnership programs is integrating with their go-to-market strategy and leveraging the vendor partners sales process, thereby maximizing efficiency and effectiveness.

These alliances allow our vendor partners to focus on core competencies, reduce capital needs and drive incremental sales volume. We offer our partners (1) financing to end-user customers for purchase or lease of products, (2) enhanced sales tools such as asset management services, loan processing and real-time credit adjudication, and (3) a single point of contact in regional servicing hubs to facilitate global sales. These alliances provide us with an efficient origination platform as we leverage our vendor partners sales forces.

Vendor Finance end-user customers are predominately small to Fortune 1000 companies acquiring office, technology and telecommunications equipment in more than 30 countries.

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CONSUMER FINANCE

Our Consumer segment includes our student loan portfolio, currently in run-off, and receivables from other consumer lending activities that were originated by CIT Bank. These receivables are collected in accordance with their contractual terms. We ceased offering private student loans during 2007 and government-guaranteed student loans in 2008.

See Concentrations section of Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for further discussion of our student lending portfolios.

CORPORATE AND OTHER

Certain expenses are not allocated to operating segments and are included in Corporate and Other, and consist primarily of the following: (1) certain funding and liquidity costs, as segment results reflect debt transfer pricing that matches assets (as of the origination date) with liabilities from an interest rate and maturity perspective; (2) provisions for severance and facilities exit activities; (3) certain tax provisions and benefits; (4) a portion of credit loss provisioning in excess of amounts recorded in the segments, primarily reflecting our qualitative determination of estimation risk; (5) dividends that were paid on preferred securities (now cancelled), as segment risk adjusted returns are based on the allocation of common equity; and (6) reorganization adjustments largely related to debt relief in bankruptcy.

CIT Bank

CIT Bank is a fully chartered state bank located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is subject to regulation and examination by the FDIC and the UDFI. In April 2009, the Federal Reserve granted the Company a waiver under Section 23A to transfer $5.7 billion of government guaranteed student loans to CIT Bank. In connection with this transaction, CIT Bank assumed $3.5 billion in debt and paid $1.6 billion in cash to CIT. For the purpose of reporting CITs consolidated balance sheet and segment information, assets and liabilities that are reported by the bank, are included in the originating segment. The student loans transferred to the bank and commercial loans funded by the bank are reported in the Consumer and Corporate Finance segments, respectively. Currently, the bank raises deposits by issuing deposits through broker channels.

EMPLOYEES

CIT employed 4,293 people at December 31, 2009, of which 3,067 were employed in the U.S. and 1,226 outside the U.S.

COMPETITION

Our markets are competitive, based on factors that vary with product, customer, and geographic region. Our competitors include captive finance companies, global and domestic commercial and investment banks, community banks and leasing companies. Many of our larger competitors compete with us globally. In most of our business segments, we have a few large competitors with significant penetration and many smaller niche ones.

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Many of our domestic and global competitors are large companies with substantial financial, technological, and marketing resources. Most of our competitors currently have a lower cost of funds. We compete primarily on the basis of financing terms, structure, client service and price. From time to time, our competitors seek to compete aggressively and we may lose market share to the extent we are unwilling to match competitor product structure, pricing or terms that do not meet our credit standards or return requirements.

There has been substantial consolidation and convergence among companies in the financial services industry. This trend accelerated over the course of the past two years as the credit crisis and economic dislocation caused numerous mergers and asset acquisitions among industry participants. The trend toward consolidation and convergence significantly increased the geographic reach of some of our competitors and hastened the globalization of the financial services markets. To take advantage of some of our most significant international challenges and opportunities, we will have to compete successfully with financial institutions that are larger and better capitalized and that may have a stronger local presence and longer operating history outside the U.S.

Other competitive factors include industry experience, asset and equipment knowledge, and strong relationships. The regulatory environment in which we and/or our customers operate also affects our competitive position.

REGULATION

General

CIT Group Inc. is a bank holding company subject to regulation and examination by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) under the Bank Holding Company (BHC) Act. CIT Bank is chartered as a state bank by the Department of Financial Institutions of the State of Utah (UDFI). CIT Group Inc.s principal regulator is the Federal Reserve and CIT Banks principal regulators are the FDIC and the UDFI.

Certain of our subsidiaries are subject to regulation from various agencies. Student Loan Xpress, Inc., a Delaware corporation, conducts its business through various third party banks authorized by the Department of Education, including Fifth Third Bank, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Liberty Bank, as eligible lender trustees. CIT Small Business Lending Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is licensed by and subject to regulation and examination by the U.S. Small Business Administration. CIT Capital Securities L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is a broker-dealer licensed by the National Association of Securities Dealers, and is subject to regulation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). CIT Bank Limited, an English corporation, is licensed as a bank and broker-dealer and is subject to regulation and examination by the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom.

Our insurance operations are conducted through The Equipment Insurance Company, a Vermont corporation; CIT Insurance Agency, Inc., a Delaware corporation; and Equipment Protection Services (Europe) Limited, an Irish company. Each company is licensed to enter into insurance contracts and is subject to regulation and examination by insurance regulators. We have various banking corporations in Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden, and a broker-dealer entity in Canada, each of which is subject to regulation and examination by banking and securities regulators.

Cease and Desist Orders and Written Agreement

On July 16, 2009, the FDIC and UDFI each issued a Cease and Desist Order to CIT Bank (together, the Orders) in connection with the diminished liquidity of Predecessor CIT. CIT Bank, without admitting or denying any allegations made by the FDIC and UDFI, consented and agreed to the issuance of the Orders.

Each of the Orders directs CIT Bank to take certain affirmative actions, including among other things ensuring that it does not allow any extension of credit to CIT or any other affiliate of CIT Bank or engage in any covered transaction, declare or pay any dividends or other payments representing reductions in capital, or increase the amount of Brokered Deposits above the $5.527 billion outstanding at July 16, 2009, without the prior written consent of the FDIC and the UDFI. Since the receipt of the Orders, the Company chose to limit new corporate loan originations by CIT Bank. On August 14, 2009, CIT Bank provided to the FDIC and the UDFI a contingency plan that ensures the continuous and satisfactory servicing of Bank loans if CIT is unable to perform such servicing.

On August 12, 2009, CIT entered into a Written Agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the FRBNY). The Written Agreement requires regular reporting to the FRBNY, the submission of plans related to corporate governance, credit risk management, capital, liquidity and funds management, the Companys business and the review and revision, as appropriate, of the Companys consolidated allowances for loan and lease losses methodology. CIT must obtain prior written approval by the FRBNY for payment of dividends and distributions, incurrence of debt, other than in the ordinary course of business, and the purchase or redemption of stock. The Written Agreement also requires notifying the FRBNY prior to the appointment of

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new directors or senior executive officers, and places restrictions on indemnification and severance payments. Each of the new directors that were appointed by the Board of Directors subsequent to our emergence from bankruptcy and the appointment of John A. Thain, our new Chairman and CEO were reviewed with the FRBNY.

Pursuant to the Written Agreement, the Board of Directors appointed a Special Compliance Committee of the Board to monitor and coordinate compliance with the Written Agreement. We submitted a capital plan and a liquidity plan on August 27, 2009, and a credit risk management plan on October 8, 2009, as required by the Written Agreement. We prepared and submitted our corporate governance plan and business plan on October 26, 2009. Following emergence from bankruptcy, our liquidity, governance and credit risk management plans were updated and submitted to the FRBNY on January 29, 2010. The Company is continuing to provide periodic reports to the FRBNY as required by the Written Agreement.

Banking Supervision and Regulation

We and our wholly-owned banking subsidiary, CIT Bank, like other bank holding companies and banks, are highly regulated at the federal and state levels. As a bank holding company, the BHC Act restricts our activities to banking and activities closely related to banking. The BHC Act grants a new bank holding company, like CIT, two years to comply with activity restrictions. Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLB), the activities of a BHC are restricted to those activities that were deemed permissible by the Federal Reserve at the time the GLB Act was passed. The vast majority of our activities are permissible. However, a limited number of our existing activities and assets must be divested or terminated by December 22, 2010, (unless the FRB extends the two-year period for compliance), comprised primarily of a limited number of equity investments and certain real estate investment activities, for which new investments were discontinued.

CIT is subject to supervision and examination by the FRB. Under the system of functional regulation established under the BHC Act, the FRB supervises CIT, including all of its non-bank subsidiaries, as an umbrella regulator of the consolidated organization. In addition, CIT Bank is subject to regulation by the FDIC and the UDFI and some of our non-depository subsidiaries are subject to regulation by other U.S. regulators. Such functionally regulated non-depository subsidiaries include our broker-dealer, regulated by the SEC, the NASD and FINRA, and our insurance companies, regulated by various insurance authorities.

Capital and Operational Requirements

The FRB and the FDIC have issued substantially similar risk-based and leverage capital guidelines applicable to U.S. banking organizations. These regulatory agencies may from time to time require that a banking organization maintain capital above the stated minimum levels, whether because of financial condition, the nature of assets, or actual or anticipated growth. The Federal Reserve leverage and risk-based capital guidelines divide a bank holding companys capital framework into tiers. The regulatory capital guidelines currently applicable to bank holding companies are based on the Capital Accord of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel I). Bank regulators are phasing in revised regulatory capital guidelines based on the Revised Framework for the International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel II).

We compute and report our capital ratios in accordance with the Basel I requirements for the purpose of assessing our capital adequacy. Tier 1 capital generally includes common shareholders equity, trust preferred securities, non-controlling minority interests and qualifying preferred stock, less goodwill and other adjustments. Tier 2 Capital consists of, among other things, preferred stock not qualifying as Tier 1 capital, mandatory convertible debt securities, limited amounts of subordinated debt, other qualifying term debt,
the allowance for credit losses up to 1.25 percent of risk-weighted assets and other adjustments. The sum of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital less investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries represents our qualifying total regulatory capital. Under the capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve, certain commitments and off-balance sheet transactions are assigned asset equivalent weightings and, together with assets, are divided into risk categories, each of which is assigned a risk weighting ranging from 0%
(U.S. Treasury Bonds) to 100%. Risk-based capital ratios are calculated by dividing Tier 1 and Total Capital by risk-weighted assets. The minimum Tier 1 capital ratio is 4% and the minimum Total Capital ratio is 8%. Our Tier 1 and total risk-based capital ratios were well in excess of these guidelines at December 31, 2009. However, we committed to regulators to maintain a Total Capital ratio of 13% for the bank holding company. The Tier 1 and Total Capital ratio at December 31, 2009 were 14.2%. The calculation of regulatory capital ratios are subject to review and consultation with the Federal Reserve, which may result in refinements to estimated amounts. At December 31, 2009, our Tier 1 and Total Capital were comprised solely of common shareholders equity.

The leverage ratio is determined by dividing Tier 1 capital by adjusted quarterly average total assets. CIT, as a bank holding company, is required to maintain a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4% and is not subject to a Federal Reserve directive to maintain higher capital levels. Our leverage ratio at December 31, 2009 was 11.3%, exceeding requirements.

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In connection with the FDICs approval in December 2008 of CIT Banks conversion from a Utah industrial bank to a Utah state bank, CIT Bank committed to maintain a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 15% for at least three years after conversion. At December 31, 2009, CIT Banks Tier 1 leverage ratio was 17.1%.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA), among other things, establishes
five capital categories for FDIC-insured banks: well capitalized, adequately
capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically
undercapitalized. A depository institution is deemed to be well
capitalized, the highest category, if it has a total capital ratio of 10%
or greater, a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6% or greater and a Tier 1 leverage ratio
of 5% or greater and is not subject to any order or written directive by any
such regulatory authority to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any
capital measure. Our Banks capital ratios were all in excess of minimum
guidelines. Neither CIT nor CIT Bank is subject to any order or written
agreement regarding any capital requirements, but each has committed to its
principal regulator to maintain certain capital ratios above the minimum
requirement. FDICIA requires the applicable federal regulatory authorities to
implement systems for prompt corrective action for insured
depository institutions that do not meet minimum requirements. Undercapitalized depository institutions are required to submit a capital restoration plan, and any holding company must guarantee the plan.
The liability of
the parent holding company under any such guarantee is limited to the lesser of
five percent of the banks assets at the time it became
undercapitalized or the amount needed to comply. In the event of the
bankruptcy of the parent holding company, such guarantee would take priority
over the parents general unsecured creditors. FDICIA requires various
regulatory agencies to prescribe certain non-capital standards for safety and
soundness relating generally to operations and management, asset quality and
executive compensation and permits regulatory action against a financial
institution that does not meet such standards.

Regulators take into consideration: (a) concentrations of credit risk, (b) interest rate risk, and (c) risks from non-traditional activities, as well as an institutions ability to manage those risks, when determining capital adequacy. This evaluation is made during the institutions safety and soundness examination. An institution may be downgraded to, or deemed to be in, a capital category that is lower than is indicated by its capital ratios if it is determined to be in an unsafe or unsound condition or if it receives an unsatisfactory examination rating with respect to certain matters. Under these guidelines, CIT Bank was considered well capitalized as of December 31, 2009.

Acquisitions, Interstate Banking and Branching

Bank holding companies are required to obtain prior approval of the Federal Reserve before acquiring more than five percent of any class of voting stock of any non-affiliated bank. Pursuant to the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (the Interstate Act), a bank holding company may acquire banks in states other than its home state, without regard to the permissibility of such acquisition under state law, but subject to any state requirement that the bank has been organized and operating for a minimum period of time, not to exceed five years, and the requirement that the bank holding company, prior to and following the proposed acquisition, control no more than 10% of the total amount of deposits of insured depository institutions in the U.S. and no more than 30% of such deposits in that state (or such amount as established by state law if such amount is lower than 30%).

The Interstate Act also authorizes banks to acquire branch offices outside their home states by merging with out-of-state banks, purchasing branches in other states, or establishing de novo branches in other states, thereby creating interstate branching, provided that, in the case of purchasing branches and establishing new branches in a state in which it does not already have banking operations, such state must have opted-in to the Interstate Act by enacting a law permitting such branch purchases or de novo branching and, in the case of mergers, such state must not opt-out of that portion of the Interstate Act.

Dividends

CIT Group Inc. is a legal entity separate and distinct from CIT Bank and other subsidiaries. CIT Group Inc., parent of CIT Bank and our other subsidiaries, provides a significant amount of funding to its subsidiaries, which is generally recorded as intercompany loans. Most of CIT Group Inc.s revenue is interest on intercompany loans from its subsidiaries, including CIT Bank. Cash can be transferred to CIT Group Inc. by its subsidiaries, including CIT Bank, through the repayment of intercompany
debt or the payment of dividends. CIT Bank is subject to various regulatory policies and requirements relating to the payment of dividends. The appropriate federal regulatory authority is authorized to determine under certain circumstances relating to the financial condition of a bank or BHC that the payment of dividends would be an unsafe or unsound practice and to limit or prohibit payment. Under the terms of the Written Agreement dated August 12, 2009, between CIT and the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, CIT cannot declare or pay dividends on common stock without the prior written consent of the Federal Reserve Bank and the Director of the Division of Banking Supervision of the Board of Governors.

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The ability of CIT Group Inc. to pay dividends on common stock may be affected by various minimum capital requirements, particularly the capital and non-capital standards established under FDICIA. The right of CIT Group Inc., our stockholders, and our creditors to participate in any distribution of the assets or earnings of its subsidiaries is further subject to prior claims of creditors of CIT Bank and other subsidiaries.

Federal and state laws impose limitations on the
payment of dividends by our bank subsidiary. The amount of dividends that may be
paid by a state-chartered bank that is not a member bank of the Federal Reserve
System, such as CIT Bank, is limited to the lesser of the amounts calculated
under a recent earnings test and an undivided profits
test. Under the recent earnings test, a dividend may not be paid if the total of
all dividends declared by a bank in any calendar year is in excess of the
current years net income combined with the retained net income of the two
preceding years, unless the bank obtains the approval of its chartering
authority. Under the undivided profits test, a dividend may not be paid in
excess of a banks undivided profits. Utah law imposes similar
limitations on Utah state banks. Under the terms of the Cease and Desist Orders,
each dated July 16, 2009, issued by the FDIC and the UDFI to CIT Bank, CIT Bank
cannot declare or pay dividends on its common stock or any other form of payment
representing a reduction in capital without the prior written consent of the
Regional Director of the FDICs San Francisco Regional Office.

It is also the policy of the FRB that a bank holding company generally only pay dividends on common stock out of net income available to common shareholders over the past year and only if the prospective rate of earnings retention appears consistent with capital needs, asset quality, and overall financial condition. In the current financial and economic environment, the FRB indicated that bank holding companies should not maintain high dividend pay-out ratios unless both asset quality and capital are very strong. A bank holding company should not maintain a dividend level that places undue pressure on the capital of bank subsidiaries, or that may undermine the bank holding companys ability to serve as a source of strength.

U.S. Treasurys TARP Capital Purchase Program

On December 31, 2008, CIT issued $2.3 billion of preferred stock and a warrant to purchase its common stock to the U.S. Treasury as a participant in the TARP Capital Purchase Program. The preferred stock and warrant issued to the U.S. Treasury contained certain restrictions on CITs payment of dividends, repurchase of common or preferred stock and compensation of executive officers. Under the Companys Plan of Reorganization, which was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on December 8, 2009, CIT issued contingent value rights (CVRs) to the U.S. Treasury in exchange
for the $2.3 billion preferred stock and warrant previously issued, which were cancelled. The CVRs expired without any value on February 8, 2010. The Treasury Department has not yet issued regulations regarding the impact of a discharge in bankruptcy on our obligations under the TARP Capital Purchase Program. CIT is continuing to follow the corporate governance best practices
we initiated under the TARP Capital Purchase Program.

Source of Strength

CIT, as a bank holding company, is expected to serve as a source of strength to subsidiary banks and to commit capital and other financial resources. This support may be required at times when CIT may not be able to provide such support without adversely affecting its ability to meet other obligations. If CIT is unable to provide such support, the Federal Reserve could instead require the divestiture of CIT Bank and impose operating restrictions pending the divestiture. Similarly, under the cross-guarantee provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, if a loss is suffered or anticipated by the FDIC either as a result of the failure of a bank subsidiary or related to FDIC assistance provided to such subsidiary in danger of failure, the other banking subsidiaries may be assessed for the FDICs loss, subject to certain exceptions.

Enforcement Powers of Federal Banking Agencies

The Federal Reserve and other banking agencies have broad enforcement powers with respect to an insured depository institution and its holding company, including the power to terminate deposit insurance, impose substantial fines and other civil penalties, and appoint a conservator or receiver. Failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations could subject CIT Group Inc. or CIT Bank, as well as their officers and directors, to administrative sanctions and potentially substantial civil and criminal penalties.

FDICIA imposes progressively more restrictive constraints on operations, management and capital distributions, as the capital category of an institution declines. Failure to meet capital guidelines could also subject a depository institution to capital raising requirements.

Prompt corrective action regulations apply only to depository institutions and not to bank holding companies. The FRB is authorized to take appropriate action at the holding company level, based upon the undercapitalized status of the holding companys depository subsidiaries. In certain instances relating to an undercapitalized depository subsidiary, the bank holding company would be required to guarantee the performance of the undercapitalized subsidiarys capital restoration plan and might be liable for civil money damages for failure to fulfill that guarantee. In the event of the bankruptcy of the parent holding company, the guarantee would take priority over the parents general unsecured creditors.

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FDIC Deposit Insurance

Deposits of CIT Bank are insured by the FDIC and subject to premium assessments. FDIC deposit insurance premiums are risk based, resulting in higher premium assessments to banks that have lower capital ratios or higher risk profiles. These risk profiles take into account findings by the primary banking regulator through its examination and supervision of the bank. A negative evaluation by the FDIC could increase costs to a bank and result in an aggregate cost of deposit funds higher than that of competing banks.

Transactions with Affiliates

Transactions between CIT Bank and CIT Group Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates are regulated by the FRB and the FDIC pursuant to Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act. These regulations limit the types and amounts of transactions (including loans to and credit extensions from CIT Bank) that may take place and generally require those transactions to be on an arms-length basis. These regulations generally do not apply to transactions between CIT Bank
and its subsidiaries. In 2009, pursuant to an application filed with the Federal Reserve for an exemption from Section 23A, CIT transferred approximately $5.7 billion of student loan assets and related debt to CIT Bank. In connection with this transfer, CIT is required to repurchase any transferred assets that become past due, to reimburse CIT Bank for credit-related losses due to the transferred assets, or to pledge collateral to CIT Bank to protect it against credit-related losses. CIT does not have
any other applications pending or planned for exemption from Section 23A. We do however, anticipate requesting permission during 2010 or 2011 to permit us to transfer certain origination and servicing platforms, but not portfolio assets, into CIT Bank.

Other Regulation

In addition to U.S. banking regulation, our operations are subject to supervision and regulation by other federal, state, and various foreign governmental authorities. Additionally, our operations may be subject to various laws and judicial and administrative decisions. This oversight may serve to:

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regulate credit granting activities, including establishing
licensing requirements, if any, in various jurisdictions;

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establish maximum interest rates, finance charges and other
charges;

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regulate customers insurance coverages;

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require disclosures to customers;

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govern secured transactions;

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set collection, foreclosure, repossession and claims handling
procedures and other trade practices;

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prohibit discrimination in the extension of credit and administration
of loans; and

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regulate the use and reporting of information related to a borrowers
credit experience and other data collection.

Changes to laws of states and countries in which we do business could affect the operating environment in substantial and unpredictable ways. We cannot accurately predict whether such changes will occur or, if they occur, the ultimate effect they would have upon our financial condition or results of operations.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Accretable / Non-accretable fresh start accounting adjustments reflect components of the fair value adjustments to assets and liabilities. Accretable adjustments flow through the related line items on the statement of operations (interest income, interest expense, other income and depreciation expense) on a regular basis over the remaining life of the asset or liability. These primarily relate to interest adjustments on loans and leases, as well as debt. Non-accretable adjustments, for instance credit related write-downs on loans, become adjustments to the basis of the asset and flow back through the statement of operations only upon the occurrence of certain events, such as repayment.

Accumulated Benefit Obligation (ABO)
is the actuarial present value as of a date of benefits (whether vested or non-vested)
attributed by a pension, or other postretirement benefit formula to employee service
rendered before a specified date and based on employee service and compensation (if
applicable) prior to that date. The accumulated benefit obligation differs from the
projected benefit obligation in that it includes no assumption about future compensation
levels.

Average Earning Assets (AEA) is computed using month end balances and is the average of finance receivables (defined below), operating lease equipment, financing and leasing assets held for sale, and certain investments, less the credit balances of factoring clients. We use this average for certain key profitability ratios, including return on AEA and Net Finance Revenue as a percentage of AEA.

Average Finance Receivables (AFR) is computed using month end balances and is the average of finance receivables (defined below) and includes loans and finance leases. It excludes operating lease equipment. We use this average to measure the rate of net charge-offs on an owned basis for the period.

Derivative Contract is a contract whose value is derived from a specified asset or an index, such as an interest rate or a foreign currency exchange rate. As the value of that asset or index changes, so does the value of the derivative contract. We use derivatives to reduce interest rate, foreign currency or credit risks. The derivative contracts we use include interest-rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, foreign exchange forward contracts, and credit default swaps.

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Efficiency Ratio is the percentage of salaries and general operating expenses to Total Net Revenue (defined below). We use the efficiency ratio to measure the level of expenses in relation to revenue earned.

Finance receivables include loans and capital lease receivables. In certain instances, we use the term Loans to also mean loans and capital lease receivables, as presented on the balance sheet.

Financing and Leasing Assets include finance receivables, operating lease equipment, assets held for sale, and other investments.

Fresh Start Accounting was adopted upon emergence from bankruptcy. Fresh-start accounting recognizes that CIT has a new enterprise value following its emergence from bankruptcy and requires asset values to be remeasured using fair value in accordance with accounting requirements for business combinations. The excess of reorganization value over the fair value of tangible and intangible assets was recorded as goodwill. In addition, fresh-start accounting also requires that all liabilities, other than deferred taxes, be stated at fair value. Deferred taxes are determined in conformity with accounting requirements for Income Taxes.

Held for Investment describes loans that CIT has the ability and intent to hold in portfolio for the foreseeable future or until maturity. These are carried at amortized cost, unless it is determined that other than temporary impairment has occurred, and then a charge is recorded in the current period statement of operations.

Held for Sale describes assets that we intend to sell in the near-term. These are carried at the lower of cost or market, with a charge reflected in the current period statement of operations if the cost (or current book value) exceeds the market value.

Interest income includes interest earned on finance receivables, cash balances and dividends on investments.

Lease  capital and finance is an agreement in which the party who owns the property (lessor), CIT in our finance business, permits another party (lessee), our customers, to use the property with substantially all of the economic benefits and risks of ownership passed to the lessee.

Lease  leveraged is a lease in which a third party long-term creditor provides non-recourse debt financing. We are party to these lease types either as a creditor or as the lessor.

Lease  operating is a lease in which we retain beneficial ownership of the asset, collect rental payments, recognize depreciation on the asset, and retain the risks of ownership, including obsolescence.

Lower of Cost or Market (LOCOM) relates to the carrying value of an asset. The cost refers to the current book balance, and if that balance is higher than the market value, an impairment charge is reflected in the current period statement of operations.

Net Finance Revenue reflects Net Interest Revenue plus rental income on operating leases less depreciation on operating lease equipment, which is a direct cost of equipment ownership. This subtotal is a key measure in the evaluation of our business.

Net Interest Revenue reflects interest and fees on loans and interest/dividends on investments less interest expense on deposits and short and long term borrowings.

Net (loss) income (attributable) available to Common Shareholders (net (loss) income) reflects net (loss) income after preferred dividends and is utilized to calculate return on common equity and other performance measurements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures are balances, amounts or ratios that do not readily agree to balances disclosed in financial statements presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. We use non-GAAP measures to provide additional information and insight into how current operating results and financial position of the business compare to historical operating results and financial position of the business and trends, as well as adjusting for certain nonrecurring or unusual transactions.

Non-accruing Assets include loans placed on non-accrual status, typically after becoming 90 days delinquent or prior to that time due to doubt of collectibility of principal and interest.

Non-interest Revenue or Other Income includes rental income on operating leases, syndication fees, gains from dispositions of receivables and equipment, factoring commissions, loan servicing and other fees.

Owned assets mean those assets that are on-balance sheet.

Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
is the actuarial present value as of a date of benefits attributed by a pension, or other
post-retirement, benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to a specified date. The
projected benefit obligation is measured using assumptions as to future compensation
levels if the pension benefit formula is based on those future compensation levels
(pay-related, final-pay, final-average-pay, or career-average-pay plans).

Reorganization Adjustments, include items directly related to the reorganization of our business, including gains from the discharge of debt, offset by professional fees and other costs.

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Reorganization Equity Value is the value attributed to the new entity and is generally viewed as the estimated fair value of the entity considering market valuations of comparable companies, historical merger and acquisition prices and discounted cash flow analyses.

Reorganization Value is the fair value of the entity before considering liabilities and approximates the amount a
willing buyer would pay for the assets of the entity immediately after the restructuring.

Retained Interest is the portion of the interest in assets we retain when we sell assets in an off-balance sheet securitization transaction.

Residual Values represent the estimated value of equipment at the end of the lease term. For operating leases, it is the value to which the asset is depreciated at the end of its useful economic life (i.e., salvage or scrap value).

Return on Common Equity (ROE) is net income available to common stockholders, expressed as a percentage of average common equity, and is a key measurement of profitability.

Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) is the denominator to which Total Capital and Tier 1 Capital is compared to derive the respective ratios. RWA is comprised of both on-balance sheet assets and certain off-balance sheet items (for example loan commitments, purchase commitments or derivative contracts), all of which are adjusted by certain risk-weightings based upon, among other things, the relative credit risk of the counterparty.

Securitized assets are assets that we sold and still service.

Special Purpose Entity (SPE) is a distinct legal entity created for a specific purpose in order to isolate the risks and rewards of owning its assets and incurring its liabilities. We typically use SPEs in securitization transactions, joint venture relationships, and certain structured leasing transactions.

Syndication and Sale of Receivables result from originating leases and receivables with the intent to sell a portion, or the entire balance, of these assets to other financial institutions. We earn and recognize fees and/or gains on sales, which are reflected in other income, for acting as arranger or agent in these transactions.

Tangible Capital and Metrics exclude goodwill, other intangible assets and some other comprehensive income items. We use tangible metrics in measuring capitalization.

Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital are regulatory capital as defined in the capital adequacy guidelines issued by the Federal Reserve. Tier 1 Capital is Total Stockholders Equity reduced by goodwill and intangibles and adjusted by elements of other comprehensive income. Tier 2 Capital adjusts Tier 1 Capital for other preferred stock that does not qualify as Tier 1, mandatory convertible debt, limited amounts of subordinated debt, other qualifying term debt, and allowance for credit losses up to 1.25% of risk weighted assets.

Total Regulatory Capital is the sum of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital, subject to certain adjustments, as applicable.

Total Net Revenue is the combination of net interest revenue and other income less depreciation expense on operating lease equipment. This amount excludes provision for credit losses and valuation allowances from total net revenue and other income and is a measurement of our revenue growth.

Yield-related Fees are collected in connection with our assumption of underwriting risk in certain transactions in addition to interest income. We recognize yield-related fees, which include prepayment fees and certain origination fees, in Interest Income over the life of the lending transaction.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risk Factors

The operation of our business, our transition
to a bank-centric business model, and the effects of the transactions that were
effectuated under the Plan of Reorganization each involve various elements of
risk and uncertainty. Additional risks that are presently unknown to us or that
we currently deem immaterial may also impact our business. You should carefully
consider the risks and uncertainties described below as well as the other
information appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K before making
a decision whether to invest in the Company. References in these Risk Factors to
the Plan of Reorganization are references to CIT Group Inc.s
Modified Second Amended Prepackaged Reorganization Plan of CIT Group Inc. and
CIT Group Funding of Delaware LLC, dated December 7, 2009, under Chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code as such plan is described in and attached to our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed December 9, 2009, which was confirmed by the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the Bankruptcy
Court) on December 8, 2009. Neither the Plan of Reorganization, the projected financial information, nor our disclosure statement previously
filed with the Bankruptcy Court are incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K and such documents should not
be considered or relied on in making any investment decisions involving our common stock or other securities.

Risks Related to Our Strategy and Business Plan

Following our emergence from bankruptcy, we are undergoing a significant change in our senior management team and our Board of Directors, which may affect our long-term business strategy and our ability to develop and implement that strategy. There is no assurance that we will be able to develop, refine, and implement our business strategy successfully following the significant changes in our leadership.

Since we emerged
from our Chapter 11 proceeding, John A. Thain was appointed Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer effective February 8, 2010, replacing Jeffrey M. Peek, who
resigned effective January 15, 2009. Mr. Thain needs to fill several key
positions in his senior management team to replace executives who have resigned
or are scheduled to resign or retire, including the
Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Risk Officer, and certain other senior executives. In addition, two members of
the prior Board of Directors resigned and seven new directors (one of whom
resigned shortly thereafter due to short-term health issues) were identified by
bondholders in the bankruptcy proceeding, were appointed by the Board, and will
serve with five incumbent directors. The new management team and the
reconstituted Board of Directors must either refine and implement the current
strategy of transitioning to a bank-centric business model or identify and
implement an alternative business strategy. As a result of the significant
changes in the senior management team, the senior positions that are still open
and the changes in the Board of Directors, there is no assurance that our
business strategy will not change significantly or that we will be able to
successfully implement that strategy.

Although we enhanced our capital structure and improved our liquidity position by implementing our Plan of Reorganization, we are still refining and developing a detailed strategy and business plan, including identifying and securing a stable source of long-term funding. There is no assurance that we will be able to develop and implement such a plan in the time frame available to us.

In our bankruptcy proceeding, we consummated our Plan of Reorganization to enhance our capital structure and improve our liquidity position in the near term. By doing so, we were able to extend the maturities of substantial portions of our debt so that most of our borrowings (with the exception of the Credit Facility and the Expansion Credit Facility) will not begin to come due until 2013. We believe this reorganization affords us a period of time to address the significant financial and economic challenges that led to our reorganization and continue to face our company.

One of the main
reasons we needed to reorganize in bankruptcy was our traditional dependence on
borrowing with unsecured debt (commercial paper, medium-term notes, and
corporate bonds) to fund our loan and lease portfolio. Due to difficult
conditions in the credit markets as well as the adverse impact of weaker
economic conditions on our financial performance in recent years, we were no
longer able to meet our borrowing needs, and we must develop a more stable,
longer-term source of funding, not only to meet our long-term liabilities as
they come due but to fund our businesses and once again become profitable. We
believe that conducting a greater level of our business activities within CIT
Bank to facilitate greater funding stability can help us achieve this goal. As a
regulated bank, CIT Bank will have access to certain funding sources, such as
insured deposits, that are not available to non-banking institutions. There are
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this strategy, however. First, due to regulatory
requirements, CIT Bank will generally not be able to fund any businesses
conducted outside the Bank and we will need to transfer a substantial portion of
our business platforms to CIT Bank in order to use the Bank as a funding source.
This will require the approval of our banking regulators, however, and there is
no assurance that we will receive such approvals. Moreover, once we transition our businesses to CIT Bank, they will be subject to greater
regulatory oversight and there is no assurance that we will be able to conduct
them, or achieve growth and profitability in them, as we might wish. Finally,
there is no assurance that CIT Bank will become a reliable funding source to the
extent we need it to be, either as to the amount of borrowings we might need or
as to the cost of funding. This will depend in significant part on our ability
to attract deposits at CIT Bank, which currently is limited by its lack of a branch network and by the Cease and Desist Orders restricting the
amount of deposits it may seek from brokers, and whether CIT Bank will be accepted by the
funding markets as a reliable borrower and on whether and how quickly the
availability of funding in these markets is restored.

Even if the bank-centric model is successful, we will continue to conduct substantial businesses outside CIT Bank and will need to obtain funding for those businesses in the capital markets and through third-party bank borrowings. We have not yet made final decisions about which businesses should be transferred to CIT Bank, which might be conducted more effectively outside the Bank and which might best be sold or wound down.

We believe we have a period of time in which to implement these steps so as to develop reasonably stable funding sources sufficient to support longer-term growth, but there is no assurance that we will be able to do so effectively, including for the reasons noted above. In light of this uncertainty, our new management team will continue to refine our business plan and strategy and may decide to supplement or modify it in significant ways.

Our bankruptcy proceedings, which improved our capital structure and short-term liquidity position, contemplated that we would refine and implement our strategy and business plan, based upon assumptions and analyses developed by us. If these assumptions and analyses prove to be incorrect, we may be unsuccessful in executing our strategy and business plan, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operation.

Our bankruptcy
proceedings, which improved our capital structure and short-term liquidity
position, contemplated that we would refine and implement our strategy and
business plan based upon assumptions and analyses developed by us in light of
our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and
expected future developments, as well as other factors that we considered
appropriate under the circumstances. Whether actual future results and
developments will be consistent with our expectations and assumptions depends on
a number of factors, including but not limited to (i) our ability to obtain
adequate liquidity and financing sources and establish an appropriate level of
debt; (ii) our ability to restore customers confidence in our viability as
a continuing entity and to attract and retain sufficient customers; (iii) our
ability to retain key employees in those businesses that we intend to continue
to emphasize, and (iv) the overall strength and stability of general economic
conditions of the financial industry, both in the U.S. and in global markets.
The failure of any of these factors could materially adversely affect the
successful execution of our strategy and business plan.

In connection with our bankruptcy proceedings, we prepared projected financial information to demonstrate to the
Bankruptcy Court the feasibility of our Plan of Reorganization and our ability to continue operations upon
emergence from bankruptcy. The projections reflect numerous assumptions concerning anticipated future
performance and prevailing and anticipated market and economic conditions that were and continue to be beyond our
control and that may not materialize. Further, the projections were limited by the information available to us
as of the date of their preparation, and that information has already changed. In addition, our
plans continue to rely upon financial forecasts, including with respect to revenue growth,
improved earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization,
improved interest margins, and growth in cash flow. Financial forecasts are inherently subject to many uncertainties and are
necessarily speculative, and it is likely that one or more of the assumptions
and estimates that are the basis of these financial forecasts will not be
accurate. In our case, the forecasts are even more speculative than normal,
because they involve fundamental changes in the nature of our business.
Accordingly, we expect that our actual financial condition and results of
operations will differ, perhaps materially, from what we have anticipated.
Consequently, there can be no assurance that the results or developments
contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization or our strategy and business plan
will occur or, even if they do occur, that they will have the anticipated
effects on us and our subsidiaries or our businesses or operations. The failure
of any such results or developments to materialize as anticipated could
materially adversely affect the successful execution of the transactions
contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization or subsequent strategy and business
plan. In addition, the accounting treatment required for our bankruptcy
reorganization may have an impact on our results going forward.

The indentures for the new second lien notes and the agreement governing our Expansion Credit Facility each contain various covenants that limit our ability to engage in specified transactions. These covenants limit our and our subsidiaries ability to, among other things:

incur additional indebtedness;

pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions in respect of our capital stock or make other restricted payments;

make certain investments;

sell, transfer or otherwise convey certain assets;

create liens;

designate our subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries;

consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;

enter into a new or different line of business; or

enter into certain transactions with our affiliates.

A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under the new second lien notes or our Expansion Credit Facility and could result in cross defaults against our other outstanding debt and/or credit facilities.

Risks Related to Liquidity and Capital

If the Company does not maintain sufficient capital to satisfy the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the FDIC could require the Company to divest CIT Bank or otherwise further limit the ability of CIT Bank to conduct business and/or limit access to CIT Bank by the Company or its creditors.

As a condition to becoming a bank holding company and converting CIT Bank from a Utah industrial bank to a Utah state bank, we committed to maintain a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 13% for the bank holding company and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 15% for CIT Bank. While our bankruptcy reorganization increased CITs capital above the levels committed to with the regulators and reduced our liquidity demands over the next several years, if the Company does not develop a long-term funding strategy and maintain capital and liquidity acceptable to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the FDIC and the UDFI, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the FDIC could take action to require the Company to divest its interest in CIT Bank or otherwise limit access to CIT Bank by the Company and its creditors.

Even if we successfully implement our strategy and business plan, inadequate liquidity could materially adversely affect our future business operations.

Even if we successfully implement our strategy and business plan, obtain sufficient financing from third party sources to continue operations, and successfully operate our business, we may be required to sell assets or engage in other capital generating actions over and above our normal financing activities and cut back or eliminate other programs that are important to the future success of our business. In addition, our customers and counterparties might respond to further weakening of our liquidity position by requesting quicker payment, requiring additional collateral and increasing draws on our outstanding commitments. If this were to happen, our need for cash would be intensified and it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Although we successfully consummated the Plan of Reorganization, our indebtedness and other obligations will continue to be significant. If the current economic environment does not improve, we may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to satisfy our obligations as they come due, and as a result we would need additional funding, which may be difficult to obtain.

Although we successfully consummated the Plan of Reorganization, and even if we successfully complete the other steps of our strategy and business plan with respect to our capital structure and our businesses, we have a significant amount of indebtedness and other obligations, including potential new securities issued at increased interest rates/cost of capital, which are likely to have several important consequences. For example, the amount of indebtedness and other obligations could:

require us to dedicate a significant portion of our cash flow from operations to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness and other obligations, which will reduce funds available for other necessary purposes;

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make it more difficult or impossible for us to satisfy our obligations;

limit our ability to withstand competitive pressures;

limit our ability to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes;

make us more vulnerable to any continuing downturn in general economic conditions and adverse developments in our industry and business; and

reduce our flexibility in responding to changing business and economic conditions.

If we are unable to return to profitability, and/or if current economic conditions do not improve in the foreseeable future, we may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to allow us to service our debt, pay our other obligations as required and make necessary capital expenditures, in which case we may need to dispose of additional assets and/or minimize capital expenditures and/or try to raise additional financing. There is no assurance that any of these alternatives would be available to us, if at all, on satisfactory terms.

Our business may be adversely affected if we do not successfully expand our deposit-taking capabilities at CIT Bank, which is currently restricted from increasing its level of broker deposits pursuant to Cease and Desist Orders.

The Company
currently has limited access to the unsecured debt capital markets and may be unable to broaden such access in the foreseeable future, which will
make the Company reliant upon bank deposits and secured financing structures to
fund its business in CIT Bank. CIT Bank does not have a retail branch network
and obtains its deposits through brokers. The FDIC and the UDFI, pursuant to
Cease and Desist Orders, restricted the level of broker deposits that CIT Bank
may hold, without the prior written consent of both the FDIC and UDFI. In order
to diversify its deposit-taking capabilities beyond broker deposits, the Company
will need to establish de novo banking operations or acquire a retail branch
network, or internet banking operation and a cash management operation for
existing customers. Any such alternatives will require significant time and
effort to implement and will be subject to regulatory approval, which may not be
obtained, particularly if the financial condition of the Company does not
improve. In addition, we are likely to face significant competition for deposits
from stronger bank holding companies who are similarly seeking larger and more
stable pools of funding. If CIT Bank is unable to expand its deposit-taking
capability, it could have a
material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial
position.

Our liquidity and/or ability to issue unsecured debt in the capital markets likely will be limited by our capital structure and level of encumbered assets, the performance of our business, market conditions, credit ratings, or regulatory or contractual restrictions.

Our traditional
business model depended upon access to debt capital markets to provide liquidity
and efficient funding for asset growth. These markets exhibited heightened
volatility and dramatically reduced liquidity. The unsecured debt markets
generally have been unavailable to us since the fourth quarter of 2007, and will
likely remain unavailable to us for the foreseeable future. While secured
borrowing has been available to us, it is more restrictive and costly as
interest rates available to us have increased significantly relative to
benchmark rates, such as U.S. treasury securities and LIBOR. Downgrades in our
short- and long-term credit ratings in March 2008, April 2009 and June 2009 to
below investment grade and ultimately our bankruptcy filing had the practical
effect of leaving us without access to the commercial paper market and other
unsecured term debt markets.

As a result of these
developments and our Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the Company reduced its funding sources exclusively to secured borrowings, where
available. This resulted in significant additional costs due to higher interest
rates and restrictions on the types of assets and advance rates as compared to
unsecured funding. When the Company entered into the Credit Facility and Expansion Credit Facility,
it granted liens on almost all remaining unencumbered assets. In addition,
pursuant to its Plan of Reorganization, the Company issued new second lien notes
pursuant to which it granted second liens on almost all of its remaining
unencumbered assets. The Companys ability to
access the secured debt markets in the future will be affected by restrictions in the Credit Facility and Expansion
Credit Facility and new second lien notes, and by the existing level of encumbered assets. The Companys ability to access
the unsecured debt markets or other capital generating actions is likely to be
adversely affected by the Companys outstanding secured financings, which
in the aggregate encumber substantially all of the Companys assets. There can be no assurance that we will be able to regain access to the
unsecured term debt markets, or full access to the secured debt markets on
attractive terms and conditions, and if we are unable to do so, it would
adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition unless
the Company is able to obtain alternative sources of liquidity.

Our ability to satisfy our cash needs also is constrained by regulatory or contractual restrictions on the manner in which we may use portions of our cash on hand. The cash at CIT Bank is available solely for the Banks own funding and investment requirements. The restricted cash related to securitization transactions is available solely for specific permitted uses under the securitization transactions. The cash of CIT Bank and the

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restricted cash related to securitization transactions cannot be transferred to or used for the benefit of any other affiliate of ours. In addition, as part of our business we extend lines of credit, some of which can be drawn by the borrowers at any time. During the second quarter of 2009 and into July 2009, we experienced a significant increase in such draws, which significantly degraded our liquidity position. If the borrowers on these lines of credit increase their rate of borrowing, either as a result of their business needs or due to a perception that we may be unable to fund these lines in the future, this could substantially degrade our liquidity position, which could have a material adverse effect on our business unless the Company is able to obtain alternative sources of liquidity.

If we do not maintain sufficient capital to satisfy regulatory capital requirements in the future, there could be an adverse effect on the manner in which we do business, or we could become subject to various enforcement or regulatory actions.

Under regulatory
capital adequacy guidelines, the Company and its principal banking subsidiary,
CIT Bank, are required to meet requirements that involve both qualitative and
quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet
items. When we became a bank holding company, we committed to the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York to maintain total capital of 13% for the Company. We committed to
the FDIC to maintain a leverage capital ratio of 15% for CIT Bank. Although
CIT Bank continues to maintain regulatory capital on a stand-alone basis at or
above the levels committed to with regulators, losses during the first nine months
of 2009 reduced CITs level of total capital prior to our reorganization in
bankruptcy below the 13% threshold that CIT committed to maintain when it became a
bank holding company, and continued losses in future quarters may further reduce
the Companys total capital. Our capital levels currently exceed the
minimum levels committed to the regulators as a result of consummating the
Plan of Reorganization. Future losses may reduce our capital levels and we have
no assurances that we will be able to maintain our regulatory capital at
satisfactory levels based on the current level of performance of our businesses.
Failure to maintain the appropriate capital levels would adversely affect the
Companys status as a bank holding company, have a material adverse effect
on the Companys financial condition and results of operations, and subject
the Company to a variety of enforcement actions, as well as certain restrictions
on its business. In addition to the requirement to be well-capitalized, CIT
Group Inc. and CIT Bank are subject to regulatory guidelines that involve
qualitative judgments by regulators about the entities status as
well-managed and the entities compliance with Community Reinvestment Act
obligations, and failure to meet those standards may have a material adverse
effect on our business.

If we do not
maintain sufficient regulatory capital, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and
the FDIC could take action to require the Company to divest its interest in CIT
Bank or otherwise limit access to CIT Bank by the Company and its creditors. The
FDIC, in the case of CIT Bank, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in the
case of the Company, placed restrictions on the ability of CIT Bank and the
Company to take certain actions without the prior approval of the applicable
regulators. Although our Plan of Reorganization received confirmation from the
Bankruptcy Court, if we are unable to finalize and complete our strategy and
business plan and access the credit markets to meet our capital and liquidity
needs in the future, or if we otherwise suffer continued adverse effects on our
liquidity and operating results, we may be subject to formal and informal
enforcement actions by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the FDIC, we may be forced to
divest CIT Bank and/or CIT Bank may be placed in FDIC conservatorship or
receivership or suffer other consequences. Such actions could impair our ability
to successfully execute any strategy and business plan and have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial
position.

Risks Related to Regulatory Obligations and Limitations

We are currently subject to the Written Agreement, which may adversely affect our business.

Under the terms of
the Written Agreement, the Company must provide the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York with (i) a corporate governance plan, focusing on strengthening internal
audit, risk management, and other control functions, (ii) a credit risk
management plan, (iii) a written program to review and revise, as appropriate,
its program for determining, documenting and recording the allowance for loan
and lease losses, (iv) a capital plan for the Company and CIT Bank, (v) a
liquidity plan, including meeting short term funding needs and longer term
funding, without relying on government programs or Section 23A waivers, and (vi)
a business plan. The Written Agreement also prohibits the Company, without the
prior approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, from paying dividends,
paying interest on subordinated debt, incurring or guaranteeing debt outside of
the ordinary course of business, prepaying debt or purchasing or redeeming the Companys
stock. Under the Written Agreement, the Company must comply with certain
procedures and restrictions on appointing or changing the responsibilities of
any senior officer or director, restricting the provision of indemnification to
officers and directors, and restricting the payment of severance to
employees.

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We are currently subject to the Cease and Desist Orders, which may adversely affect our business.

CIT Bank relies
principally on brokered deposits to fund its ongoing business, which generally require
payment of higher yields and may be subject to inherent limits on the
aggregate amount available, depending on market conditions. The FDIC and the
UDFI have issued, and CIT Bank has consented to (without admitting or denying
the allegations), the Cease and Desist Orders, which, among other things, limit the amount of brokered deposits CIT Bank can maintain and restrict CIT Banks ability to enter into transactions
with affiliates and to make dividend payments. If we are unable to increase our
level of deposits through other sources, or to otherwise comply with the
requirements of the Cease and Desist Orders, it could have a material adverse
effect on our business. Under the Cease and Desist Orders, CIT Bank submitted a
contingency plan providing for and ensuring the continuous and satisfactory
servicing of all loans held by CIT Bank, which was accepted as satisfactory by
the FDIC, and must obtain prior regulatory approval in order to increase the
level of brokered deposits held by CIT Bank above $5,527 million (the balance at December 31, 2009 is $5,087 million). In addition if CIT Bank is deemed not to be well capitalized, it may not raise brokered deposits without prior regulatory approval.
CIT Bank
must notify the FDIC in writing at least 30 days prior to any management
changes, and must obtain prior approval before entering into any golden
parachute arrangements or any agreement to make any excess
nondiscriminatory severance plan payments. In addition, the FDIC is requiring
CIT Bank to submit a liquidity plan for funding any maturing debt and an outline
of plans or scenarios for the future operation of CIT Bank if we do not maintain
our regulatory capital levels.

Many of our regulated subsidiaries could be negatively affected by a decrease in regulatory capital levels or a failure to improve our performance.

In addition to CIT Bank, we have a number of other regulated subsidiaries that may be affected by a decrease in our regulatory capital levels or a failure to improve our performance. In particular, the regulators of our banking subsidiaries in the UK, Germany, Sweden, France and Brazil, as well as our SBA and insurance subsidiaries, may take action against such entities, including limiting/or prohibiting transactions with CIT Group Inc. and/or seizing such entities.

Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by regulations to which we are subject as a result of becoming a bank holding company, by new regulations or by changes in other regulations or the application thereof.

On December 22, 2008, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System approved our application to become a bank holding company and the Department of Financial Institutions of the State of Utah approved our application to convert our Utah industrial bank to a Utah state bank.

Most of the
activities in which we currently engage are permissible activities for a bank
holding company. However, since we are not a financial holding company, certain
of our existing businesses are not permissible under regulations applicable to a
bank holding company, including certain real estate investment and equity
investment activities, and we could be required to divest those activities by
December 22, 2010. In addition, we are subject to the comprehensive,
consolidated supervision of the Federal Reserve, including risk-based and
leverage capital requirements and information reporting requirements. We are
subject to the Cease and Desist Orders and the Written Agreement. This
regulatory oversight is established to protect depositors, federal deposit
insurance funds and the banking system as a whole, and is not intended to
protect security holders. In addition, pursuant to the Written Agreement with
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, we are required to review the adequacy of
resources for corporate governance functions, including whether the staffing
levels and resources for audit, risk management, and other control functions are
adequate. Providing additional resources in those areas will increase our
expenses for the foreseeable future. In addition, if the FDIC and UDFI require
CIT Bank to separate all of its operations from the Company, which will
eliminate the cost advantages of the scale of operations of the Company, it will
increase the expenses of CIT Bank for the foreseeable future.

The financial
services industry, in general, is heavily regulated. Proposals for legislation
further regulating the financial services industry are continually being
introduced in the United States Congress and in state legislatures. The agencies
regulating the financial services industry also periodically adopt changes to
their regulations. In light of current conditions in the U.S. financial markets
and economy, regulators have increased the level and scope of their supervision
and their regulation of the financial services industry. In addition, in October
2008, Congress passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(EESA), TARP and the Capital Purchase Program. Under EESA, Congress
also established the Special Inspector General for TARP, who is charged with
monitoring, investigating and reporting on how the recipients of funds under
TARP utilize such funds. Similarly, there is a substantial prospect that
Congress will restructure the regulation and supervision of financial
institutions in the foreseeable future. We are unable to predict how this
increased supervision and regulation will be fully implemented or in what form,
or whether any additional or similar changes to statutes or regulations,
including the interpretation or implementation thereof, will occur in the

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future. Any such action, particularly in view of our financial condition, could affect us in substantial and unpredictable ways and could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The financial
services industry is also heavily regulated in many jurisdictions outside of the
United States. We have subsidiaries in various countries that are licensed as
banks, banking corporations, broker-dealers, and insurance companies, all of
which are subject to regulation and examination by banking, securities, and
insurance regulators in their home jurisdiction. In addition, in several
jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and Germany, the local banking
regulators requested the local regulated entity to develop contingency plans to
operate on a stand-alone basis. Given the evolving nature of regulations in many
of these jurisdictions, it may be difficult for us to meet all of the regulatory
requirements, establish operations and receive approvals. Our inability to
remain in compliance with regulatory requirements in a particular jurisdiction
could have a material adverse effect on our operations in that market, on our
ability to permanently reinvest our earnings, and on our reputation
generally.

We are also affected by the economic and other policies adopted by various governmental authorities and bodies in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. For example, the actions of the Federal Reserve and international central banking authorities directly impact our cost of funds for lending, capital raising and investment activities and may impact the value of financial instruments we hold. In addition, such changes in monetary policy may affect the credit quality of our customers. Changes in domestic and international monetary policy are beyond our control and difficult to predict.

As a bank holding company engaged in the financial services industry, our business is subject to extensive and
pervasive regulation throughout the United States and in various other countries, and recent initiatives to
impose new legal restrictions and requirements on certain financial institutions may materially and adversely
affect our profitability and our ability to grow and compete effectively.

As a result of the recent crisis in the financial services industry, the President, Congress, state legislatures
and various federal and state regulators, as well as governmental authorities outside the United States, have
recently put forward numerous proposals to regulate, restrict and tax the activities of certain financial
institutions, and these proposals, if adopted, could significantly affect our ability to conduct certain of our
businesses, including some of our material businesses, in a cost-effective manner. Some of these proposals would
place restrictions on the type of activities in which certain financial institutions are permitted to engage and
on the size of certain financial institutions, while others would subject certain financial institutions to
stricter and more conservative capital, leverage, liquidity and risk management standards, and these proposals
could significantly increase our costs and limit our growth opportunities. Furthermore, other proposed
legislation and regulation would impose additional taxes on certain financial institutions. For example, the
Obama administration has proposed a Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee to be levied on certain large banks and
financial institutions, on the basis of their liabilities, in order to recover projected losses by the US
Government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), in which we participated. As currently proposed, this
fee would be approximately fifteen basis points, or 0.15%, of an amount calculated by subtracting a covered
institutions Tier 1 capital and FDIC-assessed deposits from such institutions total assets and would remain in
effect for at least ten years. The key features of the fee, including the rate, the nature and scope of the
liabilities or other items on which it would be applied and its duration, have not been fully determined and are
subject to change, and thus we are unable to predict the impact that this or any similar proposal that has been
or may be made will have on our business. In addition, numerous regulators have proposed heightened standards
for and increased scrutiny of the compensation practices of financial institutions, and the Federal Reserve Board
has issued a proposal on incentive compensation policies to ensure that they do not encourage excessive risk-taking. Among
other things, these compensation-related proposals could affect a subject companys ability to attract and retain
highly valued employees. The various legislative and regulatory proposals relating to financial institutions
that are currently pending or may yet be introduced may not apply to all our competitors, and if adopted they
could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively and could significantly impair our profitability and
growth opportunities.

Our business may be adversely affected if we do not successfully implement our project to transform our compliance, risk management, finance, treasury, operations, and other areas of our business to meet the standards of a bank holding company.

When we became a
bank holding company and converted our Utah industrial bank to a Utah state
bank, we analyzed our business to identify areas that require improved policies
and procedures to meet the regulatory requirements and standards for banks and
bank holding companies, including but not limited to compliance, risk
management, finance, treasury, and operations. We developed and we are
implementing project plans to improve policies, procedures, and systems in the
areas identified. Our new business model is based on the assumption that we will
be able to make this transition in a reasonable amount of time. We are currently
subject to the Written Agreement, which, among other things, requires us to
develop plans to enhance corporate governance, including increasing resources
in audit, risk management and control functions, correct weaknesses in credit
risk management, review and revise, as appropriate, the consolidated allowance
for loan and lease losses methodology, and develop capital and liquidity plans.
If we have not identified all of the required improvements, particularly in our
control functions, or if we are unsuccessful in implementing the policies,
procedures, and systems that have been identified, or if we do not implement the
policies, procedures, and systems quickly enough, we could be subject to a
variety of formal and informal enforcement actions that could result in the
imposition of certain restrictions on our business, or preclude us from making
acquisitions, and such actions could impair our ability to execute our business
plan and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations,
or financial position.

Risks Related to the Operation of Our Businesses

We may be additionally negatively affected by credit risk exposures and our reserves for credit losses, including the related non-accretable fair value discount component of the fresh start adjustments, may prove inadequate.

Our business depends on the creditworthiness of our customers and their ability to fulfill their obligations to us. We maintain a consolidated reserve for credit losses on finance receivables that reflects managements judgment of losses inherent in the portfolio. We periodically review our consolidated reserve for adequacy considering economic conditions and trends, collateral values and credit quality indicators, including past charge-off experience and levels of past due loans, past due loan migration trends, and non-performing assets. During 2009, losses were significantly more severe than in 2008, and more severe than in prior economic downturns, due to an increase in the proportion of unsecured cash flow loans versus asset based loans in our corporate finance segment, the limited ability of borrowers to restructure their liabilities or their business, and reduced values of the collateral underlying the loans.

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Our consolidated
reserve for credit losses, and the related non-accretable fair value discount
component of the fresh start adjustments, may prove inadequate and we cannot
assure that it will be adequate over time to cover credit losses in our
portfolio because of adverse changes in the economy or events adversely
affecting specific customers, industries or markets. The current economic
environment is dynamic and the credit-worthiness of our customers and the value
of collateral underlying our receivables have declined significantly and may
continue to decline significantly over the near future. Our reserves may not
keep pace with changes in the credit-worthiness of our customers or collateral
values. If the credit quality of our customer base continues to materially
decline, if the risk profile of a market, industry, or group of customers
changes significantly, or if the markets for accounts receivable, equipment,
real estate, or other collateral deteriorates significantly, any or all of which
would adversely affect the adequacy of our reserves for credit losses, it could
have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and
financial position.

In addition to customer credit risk associated with loans and leases, we are exposed to other forms of credit risk, including counterparties to our derivative transactions, loan sales, syndications and equipment purchases. These counterparties include other financial institutions, manufacturers and our customers. If our credit underwriting processes or credit risk judgments fail to adequately identify or assess such risks, or if the credit quality of our derivative counterparties, customers, manufacturers, or other parties with which we conduct business materially deteriorates, we may be exposed to credit risk related losses that may negatively impact our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Uncertainties related to our business may result in the loss of or decreased business with customers.

Our business depends upon our customers believing that we will be able to provide a wide range of quality products on a timely basis to our customers. Our ability to provide our products on a reliable and timely basis affects our ability to attract new customers. Many of our customers rely upon our products to provide them with the working capital necessary to operate their business or to fund capital improvements that allow them to maintain or expand their business. In many instances, these funding requirements are time sensitive. If our customers are uncertain as to our ability to continue to provide them with funding on a timely basis or to provide the same breadth and quality of products, we may be unable to attract new customers and we may experience lower business or a loss of business with our existing customers.

We may not be able to achieve adequate consideration for the disposition of assets or businesses.

As part of our
strategy and business plan, we may consider a number of measures designed to
manage our liquidity position, including potential asset sales. There can be no
assurance that we will be successful in completing all or any of these
transactions, because there may not be a sufficient number of buyers willing to
enter into a transaction, we may not receive sufficient consideration for such
assets, the process of selling assets may take too long to be a significant
source of liquidity, or lenders or noteholders with consent rights may not
approve a sale of assets. These transactions, if completed, may reduce the size
of our business and it is not currently part of our long-term strategy to
replace the volume associated with these businesses. From time to time, we also
receive inquiries from third parties regarding our potential interest in
disposing of other types of assets, such as student lending and other commercial
finance or vendor finance assets, which we may or may not choose to pursue.

Prices for assets were depressed due to market conditions starting in the second half of 2007 and continuing to today. In addition, potential purchasers may be unwilling to pay an amount equal to the face value of a loan or lease if the purchaser is concerned about the quality of the Companys credit underwriting. Further, some potential purchasers will intentionally submit bids with purchase prices below the face value of a loan or lease if the purchaser suspects that the seller is distressed and cannot afford to negotiate the price. There is no assurance that we will receive adequate consideration for any asset or business dispositions. Certain dispositions in 2008 and 2009 resulted in the Company recognizing significant losses. As a result, our future disposition of businesses or asset portfolios could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are prohibited from paying dividends on our common stock.

Under the terms of the Written Agreement, we are prohibited from declaring dividends on our common stock without prior written approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In addition, under the terms of the Expansion Credit Facility and the new second lien notes, we are prohibited from declaring dividends on our common stock until such indebtedness is repaid. We have suspended the payment of dividends on our common stock. We cannot determine when, if ever, we will be able to pay dividends on our common stock in the future.

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Uncertainties related to our business, as well as the corporate governance best practices that we initiated under the TARP Capital Purchase Program, may create a distraction for employees and may otherwise materially adversely affect our ability to retain existing employees and/or attract new employees.

Our future results
of operations will depend in part upon our ability to retain existing highly
skilled and qualified employees and to attract new employees. Failure to
continue to attract and retain such individuals could materially adversely
affect our ability to compete. Uncertainties about the future prospects and
viability of our business are impacting and are likely to continue to impact our
ability to attract and retain key management, technical and other personnel, and
are creating a distraction for existing employees. If we are significantly
limited or unable to attract and retain key personnel, or if we lose a
significant number of key employees, or if employees continue to be distracted
due to the uncertainties about the future prospects and viability of our
business, it could have a material adverse effect on our ability to successfully
operate our business or to meet our operations, risk management, compliance,
regulatory, and financial reporting requirements.

On February 17,
2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Act)
was signed into law. The Act includes an amendment and restatement of Section
111 of the EESA that significantly expands and strengthens executive
compensation restrictions applicable to entities, including CIT, which
participate in TARP. The Act also includes a number of other requirements,
including but not limited to implementing a say-on-pay policy that allows for an
annual non-binding shareholder vote on executive compensation and a policy
related to the approval of excessive or luxury expenditures, as identified by
the United States Department of the Treasury, including corporate aircraft,
office and facility renovations, entertainment and holiday parties and other
activities or events that are not reasonable expenditures for staff development,
performance incentives or similar measures in the ordinary course of business.
Although no obligation of CIT arising from TARP financial assistance remains
outstanding, we are continuing to apply the corporate governance best practices
that we initiated under the TARP Capital Purchase Program, which could have a
material adverse effect on our ability to recruit and retain individuals with
the experience and skill necessary to manage successfully our business through
its current difficulties and during the long term.

We may not be able to realize our entire investment in the equipment we lease.

The realization of equipment values (residual values) during the life and at the end of the term of a lease is an important element in the leasing business. At the inception of each lease, we record a residual value for the leased equipment based on our estimate of the future value of the equipment at the expected disposition date. Internal equipment management specialists, as well as external consultants, determine residual values.

A decrease in the market value of leased equipment at a rate greater than the rate we projected, whether due to rapid technological or economic obsolescence, unusual wear and tear on the equipment, excessive use of the equipment, recession or other adverse economic conditions, or other factors, would adversely affect the current or the residual values of such equipment. Further, certain equipment residual values, including commercial aerospace residuals, are dependent on the manufacturers or vendors warranties, reputation and other factors, including market liquidity. In addition, we may not realize the full market value of equipment if we are required to sell it to meet liquidity needs or for other reasons outside of the ordinary course of business. Consequently, there can be no assurance that we will realize our estimated residual values for equipment.

The degree of residual realization risk varies by transaction type. Capital leases bear the least risk because contractual payments cover approximately 90% of the equipments cost at the inception of the lease. Operating leases have a higher degree of risk because a smaller percentage of the equipments value is covered by contractual cash flows at lease inception. Leveraged leases bear the highest level of risk as third parties have a priority claim on equipment cash flows. A significant portion of our leasing portfolios are comprised of operating leases, and a portion is comprised of leveraged leases, both of which increase our residual realization risk.

We and our subsidiaries are party to various financing arrangements, commercial contracts and other arrangements that under certain circumstances give, or in some cases may give, the counterparty the ability to exercise rights and remedies under such arrangements which, if exercised, may have material adverse consequences.

We and our
subsidiaries are party to various financing arrangements, commercial contracts
and other arrangements that give, or in some cases may give, the counterparty
the ability to exercise rights and remedies upon the occurrence of a material
adverse effect or material adverse change (or similar event), certain insolvency
events, a default under certain specified other obligations or a failure to
comply with certain financial covenants. Deteriorations in our business and that
of certain of our subsidiaries may make it more likely that counterparties will
seek to exercise rights and remedies under these arrangements. The counterparty
could have the ability, depending on the arrangement, to, among other things,
require early repayment of amounts owed by us or our subsidiaries and in some
cases payment of penalty amounts. In these cases, we intend to enter into
discussions with the counterparties where appropriate to seek a waiver under, or
amendment of, the arrangements to avoid or minimize any potential adverse
consequences.

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We cannot assure you that we will be successful in avoiding or minimizing the adverse consequences which may, individually or collectively, have a material adverse effect on our ability to successfully restructure our business and on our consolidated financial position and results of operations. If we are unsuccessful in avoiding or minimizing the adverse consequences discussed above, such consequences could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial position.

Adverse or volatile market conditions could continue to negatively impact fees and other income.

In 2005, we began
pursuing strategies to leverage our expanded asset generation capability and
diversify our revenue base in order to generate higher levels of syndication and
participation income, advisory fees, servicing fees and other types of fee
income to increase other income as a percentage of total revenue. These revenue
streams are dependent on market conditions and, therefore, have been more
volatile than interest on loans and rentals on leased equipment. Current market
conditions, including lower liquidity levels in the syndication market and our
strategy to manage our growth due to our own funding constraints, have
significantly reduced our syndication activity, and have resulted in
significantly lower fee income. In addition, if other lenders become concerned
about our ability to meet our obligations on a syndicated transaction, it may
become more difficult for us to syndicate transactions that we originate or to
participate in syndicated transactions originated by others. If we are unable to
sell or syndicate a transaction after it is originated, we will end up holding a
larger portion of the transaction and assuming greater underwriting risk than we
originally intended, which could increase our capital and liquidity requirements
to support our business or expose us to the risk of valuation allowances for
assets held for sale. In addition, we also generate significant fee income from
our factoring business. If our clients become concerned about our liquidity
position and our ability to provide these services going forward and reduce
their amount of business with us, this could further negatively impact our fee
income and have a material adverse effect on our business. Continued disruption
to the capital markets or the failure of our initiatives to produce increased
asset and revenue levels could adversely affect our financial position and
results of operations.

Investment in and revenues from our foreign operations are subject to various risks and requirements associated with transacting business in foreign countries.

An economic recession or downturn, increased competition, or business disruption associated with the political or regulatory environments in the international markets in which we operate could adversely affect us.

In addition, while
we generally hedged our translation and transaction exposures, in the past, most
of our hedging transactions were terminated by our counterparties as a result of
our bankruptcy proceedings. If we are unable to replace our hedging
transactions, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations could have a material
adverse effect on our investment in international operations and the level of
international revenues that we generate from international financing and leasing
transactions. Reported results from our operations in foreign countries may
fluctuate from period to period due to exchange rate movements in relation to
the U.S. dollar, particularly exchange rate movements in the Canadian dollar,
which is our largest non-U.S. exposure.

Foreign countries have various compliance requirements for financial statement audits and tax filings, which are required to obtain and maintain licenses to transact business. If we are unable to properly complete and file our statutory audit reports or tax filings, regulators or tax authorities in the applicable jurisdiction may restrict our ability to do business.

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We may be adversely affected by significant changes in interest rates.

Historically, we generally employed a matched funding approach to managing our interest rate risk, including
matching the repricing characteristics of our assets with our liabilities. In many instances, we implemented our
matched funding strategy through the use of interest rate swaps and other derivatives, most of which were
terminated by our counterparties as a result of our bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, the restructuring
resulted in the conversion of our debt to U.S. Dollar, fixed rate liabilities. The restructuring and the
derivative terminations left us in an asset sensitive position as our assets will reprice faster than our
liabilities. Therefore, any significant decrease in market interest rates may result in a decrease in net interest
margins. Likewise our non U.S. Dollar denominated debt was converted to U.S. Dollars resulting in foreign currency
transactional and translational exposures. Our transactional exposures may result in income statement losses
should related foreign currencies depreciate relative to the U.S. Dollar and our equity account may be similarly
impacted as a result of foreign currency movements. During the second half of 2007 and all of 2008 and 2009,
credit spreads for almost all financial institutions, and particularly our credit spreads, widened dramatically
and made it highly uneconomical for us to borrow in the unsecured debt markets to fund loans to our customers. In
addition, the widening of our credit spreads relative to the credit spreads of many of our competitors has placed
us at a competitive disadvantage and made it more difficult to maintain our interest margins. If we are unable to
obtain funding, either in the capital markets or through bank deposits, at an economical rate that is competitive
with other banks and lenders, we will be operating at a competitive disadvantage and it may have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We may be adversely affected by further deterioration in economic conditions that is general or specific to industries, products or geographic areas.

Prolonged economic weakness, or other adverse economic or financial developments in the U.S. or global economies or affecting specific industries, geographic locations and/or products, would likely further impact credit quality as borrowers may fail to meet their debt payment obligations, particularly customers with highly leveraged loans. Adverse economic conditions have and could further result in declines in collateral values, which also decreases our ability to fund against collateral. Accordingly, higher credit and collateral related losses could impact our financial position or operating results.

Our business has already been materially weakened by the recent credit crisis. A continued downturn in certain industries may result in reduced demand for products that we finance in that industry or negatively impact collection and asset recovery efforts. Decreased demand for the products of various manufacturing customers due to the recent recession may adversely affect their ability to repay their loans and leases with us. Similarly, a decrease in the level of airline passenger traffic due to the recent recession or other fears or a decline in railroad shipping volumes due to recession may adversely affect our aerospace or rail businesses, the value of our aircraft and rail assets and the ability of our lessees to make lease payments.

Competition from both traditional competitors and new market entrants may adversely affect our market share, profitability, and returns.

Our markets are highly competitive and are characterized by competitive factors that vary based upon product and geographic region. We have a wide variety of competitors that include captive and independent finance companies, commercial banks and thrift institutions, industrial banks, community banks, leasing companies, hedge funds, insurance companies, mortgage companies, manufacturers and vendors.

We compete primarily on the basis of pricing, terms and structure. If we are unable to match our competitors terms, we could lose market share. Should we match competitors terms, it is possible that we could experience margin compression and/or increased losses. We also may be unable to match competitors terms as a result of our current or future financial condition.

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

There are no unresolved SEC staff comments.

Item 2. Properties

CIT operates in the United States, Canada, Europe,
Latin America, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. CIT occupies approximately
1.6 million square feet of office space, the majority of which is leased. In
conjunction with our strategic and business planning, we are analyzing the adequacy
and necessity of all office space.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

SECURITIES CLASS ACTION

In July and August 2008, putative class action
lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York (the New York District Court) on behalf of
CITs pre-reorganization stockholders against CIT, its former Chief
Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer. In August 2008, a putative
class action lawsuit was filed in the New York District Court by a holder of
CIT-PrZ equity units against CIT, its former CEO, CFO and former Controller and
members of its current and former Board of Directors. In May 2009, the Court
consolidated these three shareholder actions into a single action and appointed
Pensioenfonds Horeca & Catering as Lead Plaintiff to represent the proposed
class, which consists of all acquirers of CIT common stock and PrZ preferred
stock from December 12, 2006 through March 5, 2008, who allegedly were damaged,
including acquirers of CIT-PrZ preferred stock pursuant to the October 17, 2007
offering of such preferred stock.

In July 2009, the Lead Plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (1934 Act) and the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act). Specifically, it is alleged that the Company, its former CEO, CFO, former Controller, and a former Vice Chairman violated Section 10(b) of the 1934 Act by allegedly making false and misleading statements and omissions regarding CITs subprime home lending and student lending businesses.
The allegations relating to the Companys student lending businesses are based upon the assertion that the Company failed to account in its financial statements or, in the case of the preferred stockholders, its registration statement and prospectus, for private loans to students of a helicopter pilot training school, which it is alleged were highly unlikely to be repaid and should have been written off. The allegations relating to the Companys home lending business
are based on the assertion that the Company failed to fully disclose the risks in the Companys portfolio of subprime mortgage loans. The Lead Plaintiff also alleges that the Company, its former CEO, CFO and former Controller and those current and former Directors of the Company who signed the registration statement in connection with the October 2007 CIT-PrZ preferred offering violated the 1933 Act by making false and misleading statements concerning the Companys student lending business as described above.

Pursuant to a Notice of Dismissal filed on November 24, 2009, CIT Group Inc. was dismissed as a defendant from the consolidated securities action. The action will continue as to the remaining defendants and CITs obligation to defend such defendants continues. Plaintiffs seek, among other relief, unspecified damages and interest. CIT believes the allegations in these complaints are without merit.

In September 2008, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the New York District Court on behalf of CIT against its former CEO and current and former members of its Board of Directors, alleging defendants breached their fiduciary duties to CIT and abused the trust placed in them by wasting, diverting and misappropriating CITs corporate assets (the Lookkin Action). Also in September 2008, a similar shareholder derivative action was filed in New York County Supreme Court against CITs former CEO, CFO and current and former members of its Board of Directors (the Singh Action). The Lookkin Action and the Singh Action have been dismissed as a consequence of CITs bankruptcy case.

PILOT TRAINING SCHOOL BANKRUPTCY

In February 2008, a helicopter pilot training school (the Pilot School) filed for bankruptcy and ceased operating. Student Loan Xpress, Inc. (SLX), a subsidiary of CIT engaged in the student lending business, had originated private (non-government guaranteed) loans to approximately 2,600 students of the Pilot School, which totaled approximately $196.8 million in principal and accrued interest. SLX ceased originating new loans to students of this school in September 2007, but a majority of SLXs student borrowers had not completed their training when the school ceased operations.

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After the Pilot School filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations, SLX voluntarily placed those students who were attending school at the time of the closure in grace such that no payments under their loans have been required to be made and no interest on their loans has been accruing. Multiple lawsuits, including putative class action lawsuits and collective actions, have been filed against SLX and other lenders alleging, among other things, violations of state consumer protection laws.
SLX participated in a mediation with several class counsels and the parties have reached an agreement pursuant to which a nationwide class of students who were in attendance at the Pilot School when it closed will be formed for the purposes of settlement only, and their claims against SLX will be resolved. In November, 2009, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida preliminarily approved the proposed settlement agreement and fixed February 13, 2010
as the deadline for class members to object to, or request exclusion from, the class. Nearly 2,200 students of the Pilot School are included in the settlement. Borrowers and/or co-signors under approximately 3% of these loans have objected to the settlement and borrowers and/or co-signors under approximately 5% of these loans have opted out of the settlement.

The court also fixed March 22, 2010 as the hearing date to consider final approval of the settlement. The value of the Pilot School student loans have been written down to estimated fair market value in connection with the Companys post-bankruptcy implementation of Fresh Start Accounting. SLX also completed a settlement of a mass action commenced by students in Georgia, which is binding upon 37 SLX borrowers. The Attorneys General of several states also engaged in a review of the impact of the Pilot Schools closure on the student borrowers and any possible role of SLX. SLX cooperated in the review and has reached agreement with twelve state Attorneys General, pursuant to which, among other things, the Attorneys General support the class settlement that has been preliminarily approved by the court.

NOTEHOLDER ACTIONS CONCERNING $3 BILLION CREDIT FACILITY

In September 2009, three noteholders filed a derivative action in the Delaware Chancery Court (the Delaware Action) against two directors of CIT Group Funding Company of Delaware, LLC (Delaware Funding), alleging that the directors breached their fiduciary duties to CIT Funding by allowing CIT Funding to guaranty and grant liens upon its assets in connection with the $3 billion financing facility entered into by the Company in July 2009 (the Credit Facility).

On the same date, a group of noteholders, including the plaintiffs in the Delaware Action, commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Delaware Funding and many of the lenders involved in the Funding Facility. Plaintiffs brought the action on behalf of themselves and a purported class of all holders or owners of notes issued by Delaware Funding. Plaintiffs asserted the Credit Facility constituted a fraudulent transfer under New York law, and accordingly should be annulled.

These cases were dismissed with prejudice on or about December 10, 2009.

VENDOR FINANCE BILLING AND INVOICING INVESTIGATION

In the second quarter of 2007, the office of the United States Attorney for the Central District of California requested that CIT produce the billing and invoicing histories for a portfolio of customer accounts that CIT purchased from a third-party vendor. The request was made in connection with an ongoing investigation being conducted by federal authorities into billing practices involving that portfolio. Certain state authorities, including California, have been conducting a parallel investigation. The investigations are being conducted under the Federal False Claims Act and its state law equivalents. CIT is cooperating with these investigations, and substantial progress has been made towards a resolution of the investigations. Based on the facts known to date, CIT believes these matters will not have a material adverse effect on its financial statements or results of operations.

SNAP-ON ARBITRATION

On January 8, 2010, Snap-on Incorporated and Snap-on Credit LLC (Snap-on) filed a Demand for Arbitration
alleging that CIT retained certain monies owed to Snap-on in connection with a joint venture between CIT and
Snap-on that was terminated on July 16, 2009. Snap-on is alleging that CIT improperly underpaid Snap-on during
the course of the joint venture, primarily related to the purchase by CIT of receivables originated and serviced
by the joint venture, and is alleging damages of approximately $115 million. On January 29, 2010, CIT filed its
Answering Statement and Counterclaim, denying Snap-ons allegations on the grounds that the claims are untimely,
improperly initiated, or otherwise barred. CIT also alleges that Snap-on wrongfully withheld payment of proceeds
due to CIT from the receivables serviced by Snap-on on behalf of CIT. CIT is claiming damages in excess of $110
million. CIT believes that Snap-ons allegations are largely without merit.

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RESERVE FUND INVESTMENT

At December 31, 2009, the Company had a remaining principal balance invested in the Reserve Primary Fund (the Reserve Fund), a money market fund, of $48.4 million, which was reduced to $8.1 million after January 2010 cash distributions. In November 2009, the U.S. District Court issued an Order, on application made by the SEC, requiring distribution of the Reserve Funds remaining assets, including $3.5 billion the Reserve Fund had placed in a reserve to pay liabilities and costs associated with lawsuits and regulatory actions. It is estimated by the Reserve Fund that investors will recover 99% of their investment. As of December 31, 2009, the Company reduced its accrued pretax charge to $6.6 million from $18 million.

OTHER LITIGATION

In addition, there are various legal proceedings and government investigations against or including CIT, which have arisen in the ordinary course of business. While the outcomes of the ordinary course legal proceedings and the related activities are not certain, based on present assessments, management does not believe that they will have a material adverse effect.

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PART TWO
Item 5. Market for Registrants Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

On November 1, 2009, CIT Group Inc. and CIT Group
Funding Company of Delaware LLC (Delaware Funding and together with
the Company, the Debtors) filed voluntary petitions for relief under
Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the Bankruptcy Code) in
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the
Court). The Debtors emerged from Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
on December 10, 2009 (the Effective Date or Emergence Date).
On the Effective Date, all of the outstanding common stock (Predecessor
Common Stock) and all other outstanding equity securities of CIT, including
all options and warrants, were cancelled pursuant to the terms of the plan of
reorganization and CIT issued 200 million shares of new common stock (Successor
Common Stock) to unsecured holders of debt subject to the bankruptcy proceedings.
Because the value of one share of Successor Common Stock bears no relation to the value of
one share of Predecessor Common Stock (a new equity value was established upon emergence)
the following discussions contain information regarding Successor Common Stock.

Market Information  Successor
Common Stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under
the symbol CIT. The stock began trading on the NYSE on December
10, 2009, in conjunction with our emergence from Chapter 11 proceedings.

From November 3, 2009 through the Effective Date,
shares of Predecessor Common Stock of CIT traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under
the symbol CITGQ. Before November 1, 2009, Predecessor
Common Stock traded on the NYSE under the symbol CIT.

The following tables set forth the high and low
reported closing prices for Successor and Predecessor Common Stock.

Successor
Common Stock

Fourth Quarter 2009 (December 10
 December 31)

$29.64  $26.04

Predecessor CIT Common Stock

2009

2008

High

Low

High

Low

First Quarter

$5.06

$1.74

$30.68

$9.63

Second Quarter

$4.28

$2.12

$15.25

$6.81

Third Quarter

$2.20

$0.41

$11.53

$6.14

Fourth Quarter*

$1.21

$0.05

$ 7.48

$1.83

* For 2009, through December 9.

Holders of Common Stock  As
of February 26, 2010, there were 58,157 beneficial owners of Successor Common Stock.

Dividends  We did not
declare or pay any common stock dividends on the shares of Successor Common Stock issued in December
2009. The terms of our Credit Facility and Expansion Credit Facility restrict
the payment of dividends on shares of common stock, and we do not anticipate
paying any such dividends at this time. During the 2009 first quarter, a $0.02
dividend per share of Predecessor Common Stock was paid. The Board suspended
further dividend payments during the second quarter.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity
Compensation Plans  All equity compensation plans in effect during
2009 prior to our Chapter 11 proceedings were approved by our shareholders.
Equity awards with respect to these plans were cancelled upon emergence from
bankruptcy. Our equity compensation plans in effect following the Effective
Date were approved by the Court and do not require shareholder approval. Equity
awards associated with these plans are presented in the following table.

Number of Securities

Remaining Available for

Number of Securities

Future Issuance Under

to be Issued

Weighted-Average

Equity Compensation Plans

Upon Exercise of

Exercise Price of

(Excluding Securities

Outstanding Options

Outstanding Options

Reflected in Column (A))

(A)

(B)

(C)

Equity Compensation Plan

Approved by the Court

30,024

$27.50

10,496,292

We had no other equity compensation plans that were
not approved by the Court or by shareholders. For further information on our
equity compensation plans, including the weighted average exercise price, see
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 19  Retirement,
Other Postretirement and Other Benefit Plans.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 
No purchases of equity securities were made during the fourth quarter and
there were no shares that may yet be purchased under any repurchase plans or
programs.

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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities  On the Effective Date of our Plan of Reorganization, we provided for 600,000,000 shares of authorized Successor Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of which 200,000,000 shares of Successor Common Stock were issued on the Effective
Date, and 100,000,000 shares of authorized new preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which no shares
were issued on the Effective Date. We reserved 10,526,316 shares of Successor Common Stock for future issuance
under the Amended and Restated CIT Group Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Based on the Confirmation Order, the Company relied on Section 1145(a)(1) of the United States Bankruptcy Code
to exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the issuance of the new
securities.

Shareholder Return  The following graph shows the cumulative total shareholder return for Successor Common Stock during the period from December 10, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Five year historical data is not presented since we emerged from bankruptcy on December 10, 2009 and the stock performance of CIT is not comparable to the performance of Predecessor Common Stock. The chart also shows the cumulative returns of the S&P 500 Index and S&P Banks Index for the same period. The comparison assumes $100 was invested on December 10, 2009 (the date our new common stock began trading on the NYSE). Each of the indices shown assumes that all dividends paid were reinvested.

CIT STOCK PERFORMANCE DATA

TOTAL RETURNS ASSUMING DAILY RE-INVESTMENT OF
DIVIDENDS

Begin

Ending

CIT

S&P 500

S&P BANKS

Date

Date

(CIT)

(SPX)

(S5BANKX)

December 10, 2009*

December 31, 2009

2.26%

1.60%

0.54%

ASSUMING $100 INVESTMENT ON 12/10/09

CIT

S&P 500

S&P Banks

December 10, 2009

*

100.00

100.00

100.00

December 31, 2009

102.26

101.60

100.54

*2009 returns based on opening prices December 10, 2009,
the effective date of the Companys plan of reorganization through year-end. The opening prices were: CIT: $27.00, S&P 500: 1098.69, and S&P Banks: 124.73.

Tax Attribute Preservation Provision

In order to preserve valuable tax attributes following emergence from bankruptcy, restrictions were included in our Articles of Incorporation on transfers of Successor Common Stock (the Tax Attribute Preservation
Provision). During the Restriction Period (as defined in our Certificate of Incorporation), unless approved by the Board, any attempted transfer of Successor Common Stock is
prohibited and void to the extent that, as a result of such transfer (or any series of transfers) of either (i) any person or group of persons shall become a five-percent shareholder of the
Company (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-2T(g)) or (ii) the ownership interest of
any five-percent shareholder shall be increased.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in the Tax Attribute Preservation Provision shall prevent a
person from transferring New Common Stock to a new or existing public group of the Company, as defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-2T(f)(13) or any successor regulation. The restrictions described
above (the Restriction Period) commenced on the December 2, 2009 Confirmation Date and will remain in
effect until the earlier of (a) 45 days after the second anniversary of the Confirmation Date, and (b) the date
that the Board determines that (1) the consummation of the Plan did not satisfy the requirements of section
382(1)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code or treatment under that section is not in the
best interests of the Company, (2) an ownership change, as defined under the Internal Revenue Code, would not
result in a substantial limitation on the ability to use otherwise available tax attributes, or
(3) no significant value attributable to such tax benefits would be preserved by continuing the transfer
restrictions.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following table sets forth selected consolidated
financial information regarding our results of operations, balance sheets and
certain ratios. As detailed in Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, upon emergence from bankruptcy
on December 10, 2009, CIT adopted fresh start accounting, which results in data
subsequent to adoption not being comparable to data in periods prior to emergence.
Therefore, balances for CIT at December 31, 2009 are presented separately. Data
for the year ended December 2009 and at or for the years ended December 2008,
2007, 2006 and 2005 represent amounts for Predecessor CIT. Predecessor CIT presents
the operations of the home lending business as a discontinued operation. (See
Item 8, Note 1 (Discontinued Operation) for data pertaining to discontinued
operation.) The data presented below is explained further in, and should
be read in conjunction with, Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 7A. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk and Item 8. Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data.

(dollars in millions, except per share data)

Predecessor CIT

CIT

At or for the Years Ended
December 31,

At December 31,

2009

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

Select Statement of Operations Data

Net interest revenue



$

(301.1

)

$

499.1

$

821.1

$

789.0

$

874.1

Provision for credit losses



(2,660.8

)

(1,049.2

)

(241.8

)

(159.8

)

(165.3

)

Total other income



1,626.5

2,460.3

3,567.8

2,898.1

2,708.7

Total other expenses



(2,767.7

)

(2,986.5

)

(3,051.1

)

(2,319.2

)

(1,939.4

)

Reorganization items and fresh start

adjustments



4,154.3









Net (loss) income (attributable) available
to

common stockholders



(3.8

)

(2,864.2

)

(111.0

)

1,015.8

936.4

Per Common Share Data

(Loss) income per share from continuing

operations  diluted



(0.01

)

$

(2.69

)

$

3.93

$

4.41

$

4.30

Book value per common share

$

41.99



$

13.22

$

34.02

$

38.31

$

32.46

Tangible book value per common share

$

39.67



$

11.78

$

28.42

$

31.22

$

27.15

Performance Ratios

Net (Loss) income before preferred

dividend as a percentage of average

common stockholders equity



N/M

-11.0

%

11.6

%

13.6

%

14.8

%

Net finance revenue as a percentage of

average earning assets



0.76

%

2.05

%

2.71

%

3.08

%

3.38

%

Return on average total assets



N/M

-0.85

%

1.03

%

1.50

%

1.81

%

Dividend payout ratio



N/M

N/M

25.4

%

18.1

%

14.2

%

Total ending equity to total ending assets

14.0

%



10.1

%

7.7

%

10.0

%

11.0

%

Balance Sheet Data

Loans including receivables pledged

$

34,865.8



$

53,126.6

$

53,760.9

$

45,203.6

$

35,878.5

Allowance for loan losses





1,096.2

574.3

577.1

540.2

Operating lease equipment, net

10,910.0



12,706.4

12,610.5

11,017.9

9,635.7

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

464.5



698.6

1,152.5

1,008.4

1,011.5

Total cash

9,825.9



8,365.8

6,752.5

4,392.6

3,658.6

Total assets

60,029.1



80,448.9

90,248.0

77,485.7

63,386.6

Total debt and deposits

48,481.6



66,377.5

69,018.3

60,704.8

47,864.5

Total common stockholders equity

8,400.0



5,138.0

6,460.6

7,251.1

6,462.7

Total stockholders equity

8,401.4



8,124.3

6,960.6

7,751.1

6,962.7

Credit Quality

Non-accrual loans as a percentage of

finance receivables

4.52

%

6.86

%

2.66

%

0.89

%

0.69

%

0.83

%

Net credit losses as a percentage of

average finance receivables



4.04

%

0.90

%

0.35

%

0.33

%

0.52

%

Reserve for credit losses as a percentage

of finance receivables



4.34

%

2.06

%

1.07

%

1.28

%

1.51

%

Reserve for credit losses, excluding

specific reserves as a percentage of

finance receivables, excluding guaranteed

student loans



4.79

%

1.48

%

1.21

%

1.44

%

1.53

%

Regulatory Capital Ratios

Tier 1 Capital

14.2

%



9.4

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total Risk-based Capital

14.2

%



13.1

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

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The following table presents Predecessor CITs individual components of net interest revenue and operating lease margins. It is followed by a second table that disaggregates changes in net interest revenue and operating lease margin to either the change in average balances (Volume) or the change in average rates (Rate). There is no impact from accretion or amortization of fresh start accounting adjustments in 2009.

Average Balances(1) and Associated Income
for the year ended: (dollars in millions)

December 31, 2009

December 31, 2008

December 31, 2007

Average
Balance

Interest

Average
Rate
(%)

Average
Balance

Interest

Average
Rate
(%)

Average
Balance

Interest

Average
Rate
(%)

Deposits with banks

$

6,500.9

$

38.6

0.59

%

$

6,138.8

$

176.9

2.88

%

$

2,820.5

$

136.2

4.83

%

Investments(2)

449.1

4.3

0.96

%

435.5

7.3

1.68

%

174.2

25.3

14.52

%

Loans and leases (including

held for sale)(3)(4)

U.S.

40,226.0

1,642.0

4.28

%

44,677.4

2,580.8

6.27

%

42,931.2

3,222.7

8.30

%

Non-U.S.

8,305.5

673.4

8.14

%

10,524.3

873.2

8.33

%

9,855.3

853.9

8.69

%

Total loans and leases(3)

48,531.5

2,315.4

4.97

%

55,201.7

3,454.0

6.68

%

52,786.5

4,076.6

8.38

%

Total interest earning assets /

interest income(3)(4)

55,481.5

2,358.3

4.40

%

61,776.0

3,638.2

6.25

%

55,781.2

4,238.1

8.21

%

Operating lease equipment,

net(5)

U.S.(5)

6,272.1

280.6

4.47

%

6,211.4

358.5

5.77

%

5,643.3

413.0

7.32

%

Non-U.S.(5)

6,876.9

477.1

6.94

%

6,376.8

461.6

7.24

%

6,140.7

405.6

6.61

%

Total operating lease

equipment, net(2)

13,149.0

757.7

5.76

%

12,588.2

820.1

6.51

%

11,784.0

818.6

6.94

%

Total earning assets (3)

68,630.5

$

3,116.0

4.67

%

74,364.2

$

4,458.3

6.29

%

67,565.2

$

5,056.7

7.97

%

Non interest earning assets

Cash due from banks

538.0

1,409.1

1,238.3

Allowance for loan losses

(1,367.8

)

(754.4

)

(559.8

)

All other non-interest earning

assets(6)

5,729.5

10,934.3

16,574.0

Total Average Assets

$

73,530.2

$

85,953.2

$

84,817.7

Average Liabilities

Borrowings

Deposits

$

4,238.6

$

150.5

3.55

%

$

2,292.0

$

101.7

4.44

%

$

2,999.9

$

149.4

4.98

%

Short-term borrowings





778.4

32.1

4.12

%

5,043.7

294.2

5.83

%

Long-term borrowings

57,761.0

2,508.9

4.34

%

66,112.9

3,005.3

4.55

%

59,176.4

2,973.4

5.02

%

Total interest-bearing

liabilities

61,999.6

$

2,659.4

4.29

%

69,183.3

$

3,139.1

4.54

%

67,220.0

$

3,417.0

5.08

%

U.S. credit balances of

factoring clients

1,875.0

3,488.3

4,095.7

Non-U.S. credit balances of

factoring clients

29.9

37.9

33.7

Non-interest bearing liabilities,

noncontrolling interests and

shareholders equity

Other liabilities

3,221.8

6,485.5

5,999.2

Noncontrolling interests

41.8

52.5

125.2

Stockholders equity

6,362.1

6,705.7

7,343.9

Total Average Liabilities and

Stockholders Equity

$

73,530.2

$

85,953.2

$

84,817.7

Net revenue spread

0.38

%

1.75

%

2.89

%

Impact of non-interest bearing

sources(6)

0.30

%

0.11

%

-0.31

%

Net revenue/yield on earning

assets(3)

$

456.6

0.68

%

$

1,319.2

1.86

%

$

1,639.7

2.58

%

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The table below disaggregates Predecessor CITs year-over-year changes (2009 versus 2008 and 2008 versus 2007) in net interest revenue as presented in the preceding tables between volume (level of lending or borrowing) and rate (rates charged customers or incurred on borrowings). Factors contributing to the lower rates in 2009 and 2008 include the overall drop in market interest rates and lower asset yields due to lower market rates. The Companys lending rates declined further than borrowing rates due to increase in our borrowing spreads (over Libor) due to market dislocation, our distressed circumstances and higher costs for maintaining liquidity. See Net Finance Revenue section for further discussion.

Changes in Net Interest Income (dollars in millions)

2009 Compared to 2008

2008 Compared to 2007

Increase (decrease)
due to change in:

Increase (decrease)
due to change in:

Volume

Rate

Net

Volume

Rate

Net

Interest Income

Loans and leases

U.S.

$

(190.6

)

$

(748.2

)

$

(938.8

)

$

109.5

$

(751.4

)

$

(641.9

)

Non-U.S.

(180.5

)

(19.3

)

(199.8

)

55.7

(36.4

)

19.3

Total loans and leases

(371.1

)

(767.5

)

(1,138.6

)

165.2

(787.8

)

(622.6

)

Deposits with banks

2.2

(140.5

)

(138.3

)

95.6

(54.9

)

40.7

Investments

0.1

(3.1

)

(3.0

)

4.4

(22.4

)

(18.0

)

Interest income

(368.8

)

(911.1

)

(1,279.9

)

265.2

(865.1

)

(599.9

)

Total operating lease equipment, net (5)

37.4

(99.8

)

(62.4

)

49.9

(48.4

)

1.5

Interest Expense

Interest on deposits

69.1

(20.3

)

48.8

(31.4

)

(16.3

)

(47.7

)

Interest on short-term borrowings



(32.1

)

(32.1

)

(175.7

)

(86.4

)

(262.1

)

Interest on long-term borrowings

(362.8

)

(133.6

)

(496.4

)

315.3

(283.4

)

31.9

Interest
expense

(293.7

)

(186.0

)

(479.7

)

108.2

(386.1

)

(277.9

)

Net interest revenue

$

(37.7

)

$

(824.9

)

$

(862.6

)

$

206.9

$

(527.4

)

$

(320.5

)

(1)

Average balances presented are derived based on month-end balances during the year and represent balances before fresh start accounting. Tax-exempt income was not significant.

(2)

Investments are included in Other assets
in the consolidated balance sheets and do not include retained interests
in securitizations as revenues from these are part of Other
Income.

(3)

The rate presented is calculated net of average credit
balances for factoring clients.

(4)

Non-accrual loans and related income are included
in the respective categories.

(5)

Operating lease rental income is a significant source
of revenue. We have presented these revenues net of depreciation expense.

(6)

The 2008 and 2007 rates reflect the weighting of Assets
of discontinued operation as part of the non-earning assets denominator
while not including any earnings associated with these assets.

CIT Group Inc. is a bank holding company that provides financing and leasing capital principally for small business and middle market companies worldwide. We serve a wide variety of industries and offer vendor, equipment, commercial and structured financing products, as well as factoring and management advisory services. CIT is the parent of CIT Bank, a state-chartered bank in Utah. We operate primarily in North America, with locations in Europe, Latin America, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. CIT has been providing financial solutions to its clients since its formation in 1908 and became a bank holding company (BHC) in December 2008. A more detailed description of the Company is located in Part I Item 1- Business Overview.

On November 1, 2009, CIT Group Inc. and CIT Group Funding Company of Delaware LLC (Delaware Funding, and together with CIT, the Debtors) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the Bankruptcy Code) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the Court). The Debtors emerged from bankruptcy December 10, 2009 (the Effective Date or Emergence Date) pursuant to the Modified Second Amended Prepackaged Reorganization Plan of Debtors (the Plan of Reorganization).

As detailed in Note 2, the consolidated financial statements include the effects of adopting fresh start accounting upon emergence from bankruptcy, as required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The fair value of assets, liabilities and equity were derived by applying market information at the Emergence Date to account balances at December 31, 2009, unless those account balances were originated subsequent to December 10, 2009,
in which case fair values were assigned based on origination value, or if the basis of accounting applicable to the balances was fair value, then fair value was determined using market information at December 31, 2009. As a result of emergence from bankruptcy, CIT became a new reporting entity for accounting purposes, with a new capital structure, a new basis in its assets and liabilities and no retained earnings or accumulated comprehensive income. We evaluated transaction
activity between the Emergence Date and year end 2009 and concluded an accounting convenience date of December 31, 2009 was appropriate.

As the consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are not impacted by any changes from fresh start accounting, the 2009 financial statements are not comparable to prior period financial statements. Historical financial statements of Predecessor CIT will be presented separately from CIT results in this and future filings.

We refer to CIT Group Inc. prior to the Emergence Date as Predecessor CIT or the predecessor and on and after the Emergence Date as Successor CIT or the successor or CIT. All references include subsidiaries of Successor CIT or Predecessor CIT, unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise.

Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk contain financial terms that are relevant to our business and a glossary of key terms we use in our business is in Part I Item 1 Business Section.

Our financial information is presented separately for continuing operations and our home lending business discontinued operation. See Discontinued Operation and Note 1 in Item 8- Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for further information. Our disclosures contain certain non-GAAP financial measures. See Non-GAAP Financial Measurements for reconciliation of these to comparable GAAP measures.

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BACKGROUND AND RESTRUCTURING

Executive Summary

CIT historically funded its businesses with unsecured debt and, to a lesser extent, secured borrowings, both on and off balance sheet. In 2007 and 2008, the disruption in the global credit markets restricted our access to cost efficient funding. We embarked on a strategy to change our funding model by becoming a BHC. We received approval to become a BHC in December 2008 and converted our Utah industrial bank to a Utah State Bank, but we did not realize important benefits we hoped to achieve. Failure to obtain these benefits, coupled with deteriorating loan portfolio credit performance, accelerating client line draw activity and debt rating downgrades, exacerbated an already strained liquidity situation and culminated with CIT Group Inc, the
parent company, and one non-operating subsidiary, Delaware Funding, filing prepackaged voluntary petitions for relief under the Bankruptcy Code on November 1, 2009. On December 31, 2008, we issued $2.3 billion of preferred stock and a warrant to purchase our predecessor common stock to the U.S. Treasury as a participant in the TARP Capital Purchase Program. In conjunction with the bankruptcy, we issued contingent value rights (CVRs) to the U.S. Treasury in exchange for the preferred stock and warrant previously issued, which were cancelled. We emerged from bankruptcy on December 10, 2009. The CVRs expired without any value on February 8, 2010.

The restructuring strengthened our liquidity and capital, but did not address our long-term funding model. Debt levels were reduced by approximately $10.4 billion, and principal repayments on the $23.2 billion new second lien notes we issued do not start until 2013, relieving near-term funding stress. All predecessor common stock and preferred stock were cancelled, and 200 million shares of successor common stock were issued to eligible debt holders.

With the recapitalization and changes to our Board of Directors essentially completed, as well as the appointment of John A. Thain as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on February 8, 2010, we are developing strategic and business plans focused on optimizing our business and creating a viable long-term funding model. The Board and CEO are currently conducting a search for a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Risk Officer, and certain other senior executives. While the new Board and management team refine our strategy and business plan, we continue to transition to a smaller company focused on serving small and mid-sized commercial businesses with CIT Bank as part of our business and funding model.

Reorganization Strategy

During the summer and fall of 2009, the Company and its Board of Directors, in consultation with its advisors, developed an overall business reorganization strategy focused on creating a sustainable and profitable company by bolstering our financial strength and enhancing our funding model.

Our objectives with respect to improving financial strength include:

Targeting a capital structure with lower leverage and capital ratios in excess of regulatory standards and in line or better than most of our financially sound peers;

Enhancing liquidity and reducing our immediate need to access the capital markets through debt restructuring; and

Positioning the Company for a return to profitability and investment grade debt ratings.

Our objectives with respect to enhancing our business model include:

Optimizing our portfolio of businesses and organizational structure in terms of both efficiency and size;

Improving our funding model through the use of dedicated secured funding strategies in each business and subject to regulatory approval, diversifying CIT Bank to include commercial deposits, retail deposits, asset-backed financings and a reduced proportion of brokered deposits.

We developed a three-phased plan and have made significant progress executing this plan as discussed below:

(the Expansion Credit Facility) in October 2009 from Bank of America, N.A., as successor administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain
debt holders and executed a successful tender offer for $1 billion of
notes maturing in August 2009.

Phase 2 (Complete): Recapitalized the balance sheet to enhance
capital and improve near-term liquidity through an in-court filing of a
prepackaged Plan of Reorganization, which became effective on December 10,
2009.

Phase 3 (In Process): Execute a strategic business plan to
maximize the value of our assets and optimize our business franchise and
funding model for continued value creation.

Phase 1  Addressed Liquidity Challenges

On July 15, 2009, we determined that some of the benefits we hoped to achieve by becoming a BHC would not be realized. We experienced higher draws by our customers on loan financing commitments, which accelerated the weakening of our liquidity position.

On July 20, 2009, we entered into the $3 billion Credit Facility with Barclays Bank PLC and other lenders, largely existing bondholders. The Credit Facility was secured by substantially all of the Companys unencumbered assets. The Company drew $2 billion under the Credit Facility on July 20th and the balance on August 4th. The Credit Facility allowed us to conduct business in the ordinary course, while working to develop and adopt a restructuring plan by October 1, 2009.

Also on July 20, 2009, we commenced a cash tender offer for outstanding floating rate senior notes due August 17, 2009 (the August 17 Notes). On August 3rd, the Company amended the terms of the offer to purchase any and all of the August 17 Notes for $875 for each $1,000 principal amount tendered as total consideration. The offer was consummated for approximately 58% of the outstanding principal amount with the balance repaid at par.

On October 28, 2009, we amended and restated the Credit Facility to expand the commitments by $4.5 billion (the Expansion Credit Facility). The Expansion Credit Facility is secured by substantially the same assets as the Credit Facility, plus any additional collateral which becomes available as a result of repayment of certain refinanced indebtedness. At year-end, the Company had drawn the full $4.5 billion. The first lien term loans are subject to a fair value collateral coverage covenant (based on accounting valuation methodology) of 2.5x the outstanding loan balance tested quarterly and upon the financing, disposition or release of certain collateral. As of December 31, 2009, the coverage ratio was 2.9x. See Note 9  Long-term Borrowings for detail.

On October 30, 2009, we secured an incremental $1 billion committed line of credit as a backup facility to ensure liquidity during the execution of our recapitalization. This line of credit was not utilized and expired on December 31, 2009.

On February 9, 2010, the Company voluntarily prepaid $750 million principal amount of the $7.5 billion first lien term loans under the Credit Facility and the Expansion Credit Facility, using available cash. The prepayment was applied pro-rata across both facilities. The prepayment was subject to a 2% payment premium ($15 million).

Phase 2  Recapitalized the Balance Sheet

We commenced our Reorganization Plan on October 1, 2009. Under the Plan, which was approved by the Board of Directors and by a Steering Committee of bondholders, CIT Group Inc. and Delaware Funding launched exchange offers for certain unsecured notes with a concurrent debt holder solicitation to approve a prepackaged plan of reorganization. Consummation of the exchange offer was conditioned upon satisfying certain liquidity and leverage conditions. Approval of the prepackaged Plan of Reorganization required votes by each class in favor from at least two-thirds of principal amount voting, and over half of the number of voters.

The bondholder votes were overwhelmingly supportive of the prepackaged Plan of Reorganization. All classes voted to accept the Plan with votes substantially exceeding required thresholds. Over 80% in principal amount of Predecessor CITs eligible debt voted, and over 90% in principal amount supported the Plan. Approximately 90% of the number of debt holders who voted, both large and small, cast affirmative votes for the Plan. The voting conditions to consummate the exchange offer were not satisfied.

On November 1, our then Board of Directors proceeded with the voluntary prepackaged bankruptcy filing for Predecessor CIT and Delaware Funding. Due to the overwhelming support from debt holders, we requested and received a quick confirmation from the Bankruptcy Court of the plan on December 8, 2009. CIT consummated the Plan and emerged from bankruptcy on December 10, 2009.

The Companys operating subsidiaries were not part of the filing and continued to conduct business. Pursuit of the reorganization was reviewed with the Companys primary regulators.

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Significant results of consummation of the Plan included:

cancellation of approximately $34 billion of senior and subordinated unsecured debt obligations;

cancellation of approximately $3.5 billion of preferred stock obligations, including $2.3 billion of TARP invested by the U.S. Treasury;

cancellation of all prior common shareholder interests;

issuance of approximately $23 billion of new second lien notes; and

issuance of 200 million new common shares to debt holders.

See Note 2 Fresh Start Accounting for additional information.

The Expansion Credit Facility and new second lien notes issued under the Plan of Reorganization include a cash sweep provision that is designed to accelerate the repayment of such debt using cash in excess of certain thresholds generated from asset collections. The Plan called for corporate governance changes that resulted in significant change in the composition of the Board of Directors.

Phase 3  Execute Strategic Business Plan

Following confirmation of the Plan of Reorganization, significant changes were made to our Board of Directors. Seven new members were recommended by large debt holders, reviewed and approved by the Nominating and Governance Committee, approved by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and appointed by the Board. Two incumbent members resigned and five incumbent members, who have served for several years, continue to serve as Directors. On January 21, 2010, one of the new members notified CIT that he was resigning as a director effective immediately due to short-term health issues and that position remains vacant. On February 8, 2010, John A. Thain became the Companys Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, replacing our former CEO, who resigned effective January 15, 2010. The Board and CEO are currently conducting a search for a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Risk Officer, and certain other senior executives.

We believe our improved capital and liquidity afford us the time and resources required to execute the balance of our strategy, including refinement of our business model, identification of strategic options for select businesses or portfolios, efficiency enhancements and implementation of a long term funding strategy, which we currently expect will be a bank-centric model. We believe we have emerged from bankruptcy with the BHC as a source of strength for CIT Bank.

Subject to the new management team and reconstituted Board of Directors continuing to develop and refine our business strategy, the Company intends to continue to pursue its strategy of transferring most bank-like business lending operations, or platforms, to CIT Bank and to have future originations by those businesses occur in the Bank, subject to approval by our regulators. The benefit of conducting these businesses in CIT Bank is to enhance their profitability by funding them with more cost-effective and stable funding sources. Corporate finance, small business lending, vendor finance and possibly trade finance are the business platforms we currently believe are most suitable to operate in CIT Bank, although this could change.

If these platforms are transferred, the legacy portfolios will remain in current non-bank subsidiaries and will be managed to maximize returns. We will use cash generated from interest and principal payments on such legacy portfolios to reduce high-cost holding company indebtedness. Non-transferred businesses will be evaluated to maximize long term value. As the new model is reviewed, we plan to maintain conservative new business volumes, with a return to growth in core businesses as the Company and economy recover. In the long term, the Company will need to further diversify its funding base by accessing capital markets, either at the holding company or CIT Bank, and by adding commercial and retail deposits at CIT Bank, subject to regulatory approval.

As described in Risk Factors, the Company must obtain regulatory approval in order to transfer any of its business platforms into CIT Bank or to establish or acquire any retail branch network and as such, there are risks to the successful development of a bank funding model. If the Company is unsuccessful in obtaining approval to transfer platforms into CIT Bank or to establish or acquire retail branch network, we would continue to constrain new business volumes and pursue alternative paths to maximize franchise value, including developing alternative funding sources, the potential sale or joint venture of businesses, and/or portfolio liquidations. These actions would be accompanied by reductions in operating expenses in order to maintain profitability.

CIT expects to remain focused on providing financing solutions to small and medium size businesses, a market sector that remains relatively underserved by both large national banks and smaller regional and local banks. We believe that the opportunities in this market will be compelling in the future as many independent financing companies did not survive the current economic downturn and few banks have the focused sales, underwriting and operational know-how required to serve this specialized market sector. We believe that a streamlined business model, combined with stable and competitive funding, would position us to return to profitability, depending on economic conditions.

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EMERGENCE FROM BANKRUPTCY

Reorganization Items

Reorganization items are expenses directly attributed
to our reorganization and include the impact of debt exchanges and discharges,
professional fees, financing fees, and other costs. Reorganization items, net
totaled $10.3 billion (benefit to capital) primarily consisting of the following:

1)

Debt reorganization. In accordance with the Plan
of Reorganization, we discharged our obligations to debt holders of senior
unsecured notes ($28.4 billion), unsecured bank lines of credit ($3.1
billion) and junior subordinated notes and convertible equity units ($2.1
billion) in exchange for the issuance of $21.0 billion of Series A
notes and $2.1 billion of Series B notes and 200 million newly issued
shares of common stock (100% of our now outstanding shares of common stock).
In discharging these liabilities for a lower amount of new
debt securities, we recognized a gain of $10.4 billion.

2)

Termination of railcar agreements. As a result
of our bankruptcy filing, we were contractually required to purchase rail
cars that were leased with various third party lessors. As a result of
our purchase of this equipment, we incurred a loss in the amount of $721
million, and wrote-off prepaid rent of $115 million and incurred other
expenses of $15 million related to the lease contract termination.

3)

Extinguishment of accrued interest on debt. In
conjunction with the discharge of our obligations to debt holders, we
reversed $455 million of accrued interest expense.

4)

Swap and
other debt related items. Basis adjustments related to unwound and terminatedswaps,
previously accounted for as qualifying hedges, and other items related to the
discharge debt, were reversed, resulting in a gain of $308.9 million.

5)

Professional fees. We incurred professional fees
to advisors and consultants in connection with the reorganization process
totaling $50 million.

6)

Other. We realized a gain of $36 million related
to the reversal of accrued dividends on preferred equity instruments in
the amount of $64 million partially offset by a charge of $28
million of premiums incurred for Director and Officer insurance related
to the pre-emergence period. The insurance premium is a period expense
incurred in connection with implementation of the Plan.

7)

Cancellation of restricted stock, options and warrants.
In accordance with the Plan of Reorganization, $29 million of
equity instruments related to employee incentive plans were cancelled.

8)

Termination of aerospace agreements. As a result
of our bankruptcy filing, we were contractually required to purchase aircraft
that were leased with various third party lessors. As a result of our
purchase of this equipment, we incurred a loss in the amount of $15.7
million, and wrote-off prepaid rent of $2.5 million and incurred other
expenses of $0.3 million related to the lease contract termination.

Fresh Start Accounting

The Company emerged from bankruptcy on December
10, 2009. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company adopted fresh start accounting
and adjusted historical carrying values of assets and liabilities to fair values
at the Emergence Date. Simultaneously, the Company determined the fair value
of equity. The Company selected a Convenience Date of December 31, 2009. As
a result, fresh start accounting adjustments are reflected in the balance sheet
at December 31, 2009 and in the statement of operations for the year ended December
31, 2009. There is no statement of operations for the period between December
10 and December 31, 2009 and accretion and amortization of fresh start accounting
adjustments will begin in 2010.

In applying fresh start accounting, management performed a two-step valuation process. First, the Company re-measured all tangible and intangible
assets and all liabilities, other than deferred taxes, at fair value. Deferred
tax values were determined in conformity with accounting requirements for income
taxes. The resulting net asset value totaled $8.2 billion. Second, management separately calculated a reorganization equity
value of $8.4 billion by applying generally accepted valuation methodologies. The excess of reorganization equity value over the
fair value of net assets of $239 million was recorded as goodwill.

Reorganization
equity value represents the Companys estimate
of the amount a willing buyer would pay for CITs net assets immediately after
the reorganization. This amount was determined by CIT management with assistance from an independent financial advisor, who developed the reorganization equity value using a combination of three measurement methodologies. First, expected future free cash flows of the business, after emergence from Chapter 11, were discounted at rates reflecting perceived business and financial risks (the discounted cash flows or DCF). Second, market book value multiples for peer companies were compiled. Third, book value multiples in recent merger and/or acquisition transactions for companies in similar industries were also compiled. The three results were combined to arrive at the final equity valuation.

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The impacts on the 2009 balance sheet, prospective impacts on the statement of operations and impacts to the comparability of credit and other financial metrics to prior periods are discussed below. See Note 2  Fresh Start Accounting for detailed information on valuation assumptions, determination of reorganization equity value and reorganization value, and reorganization and fresh start accounting adjustments.

Finance Receivables

Loans with publicly available market information were valued based upon such market data. Finance receivables without publicly available market data were valued by applying a discount rate to each assets expected cash flows. To determine the discount rate, loans and lease receivables were first aggregated into logical groupings based on the nature and
structure of the lending arrangement and the borrowers business characteristics, geographic location and credit quality; an aggregate level discount rate was then derived for each loan grouping based on a risk free index rate plus a spread for credit risk, duration, liquidity and other factors as determined by management. Where appropriate at the individual loan or lease receivable level, additional adjustments were made to the
discount rate based on the borrowers industry.

For finance receivables which are not considered impaired and for which cash flows were evaluated based on contractual terms, the discount will be accretable to earnings in future periods. This discount will be accreted using the effective interest method as a yield adjustment over the remaining lives and will be recorded in Interest Income. If the finance receivable is prepaid, the remaining accretable balance will be recognized in Interest Income. If the finance receivable is sold, the remaining discount will be considered in the resulting gain or loss. If the finance receivable is subsequently classified as non-accrual, the accretion of the discount may cease.

Capitalized loan origination costs, loan acquisition premiums and other similar items, that were previously amortized over the life of the related assets, were written off.

For finance receivables which are considered impaired or for which the cash flows were evaluated based on expected cash flows, that are less than contractual cash flows, there will be an accretable and a non-accretable discount. The non-accretable discount effectively serves as a reserve against future credit losses on the individual receivables so valued. The non-accretable discount reflects the present value of the difference between the excess of cash flows contractually required to be paid and expected cash flows (i.e. credit component). The non-accretable discount is recorded as a reduction to finance receivables and will be a reduction to future charge-offs or will be reclassified to accretable discount should expected cash flows improve. The accretable discount will be accreted using the effective interest method as a yield
adjustment over the remaining lives and will be recorded in Interest Income. Finance receivables which are on non-accrual will not accrete the accretable discount until the account returns to performing status. See Financing and Leasing Assets section for detail of adjustments by segment.

Allowance for loan losses

As a result of fresh start accounting, the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2009 was eliminated and effectively recharacterized as either non-accretable or accretable discounts. For Successor CIT, a provision for loan losses will be recorded in the future for both estimated losses on loans originated subsequent to the Emergence Date and additional losses, if any, required on loans existing at the Emergence Date.

Credit Metrics

Reporting of net charge-offs and non-accrual balances will be impacted in future periods. We expect that prospective charge-offs in the near term will be lower than historical levels because losses on loans existing at the Emergence Date will be allocated to non-accretable and accretable discount. To the extent the loss is in excess of the discount, the difference will be reported as a charge-off.

Non-accrual loans as of December 31, 2009 are reported net of fresh start accounting discounts. Non-accrual reporting and accounting for loans originated subsequent to emergence will continue in accordance with historical reporting.

Operating Lease Equipment

A discount was recorded to net operating lease equipment to record the equipment at its fair value. This adjustment will reduce depreciation expense over the remaining useful lives of the respective equipment on a straight line basis.

An intangible asset of $225 million was recorded for net above and below market lease contracts. These adjustments (net) will be amortized thereby lowering rental income (a component of Other Income) over the remaining lives of the lease agreements on a straight line basis.

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Other Assets

Other assets were reduced to estimated fair value. This adjustment included a discount on a receivable from Goldman Sachs International (GSI) in conjunction with a secured borrowing facility and write-offs of deferred debt underwriting costs and deferred charges. The discount on the GSI receivable will be accreted into Other Income over the expected payout of the receivable.

Goodwill

Goodwill of $239 million was recorded to reflect the excess of reorganization equity value over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets, net of liabilities.

Long-term Borrowings

On November 1, 2009, the debt subject to the Plan was written down to the principal amount due by writing off any remaining unamortized debt discounts and hedge accounting adjustments. During the bankruptcy period from November 1, 2009 to December 10, 2009, we did not record any contractual interest expense on debt subject to the Plan. All debt, including debt issued in conjunction with the Plan, was adjusted to fair value. The fair value discount lowered debt balances and will be amortized, thereby increasing interest expense over the lives of the respective debt. This amount was offset by write-offs, related to capitalized amounts of debt not discharged in the Plan of Reorganization.

Deposits

Deposits were adjusted to fair value. The related fair value premium will be amortized as a yield adjustment over the respective lives of the deposits and reflected as a reduction in interest expense.

Other liabilities were increased to estimated fair value, which relates primarily to a liability recorded for valuation of unfavorable forward order commitments to purchase aircraft partially offset by lower deferred tax liabilities. When the assets are ultimately purchased, the cost basis of the asset will be reduced by the amount of this liability.

Equity

Through the combination of reorganization adjustments and fresh start accounting, all Predecessor equity was eliminated and the fair value of the new equity of CIT was determined to be $8.4 billion. The equity value was based on our financial projections using various valuation methods, including (1) a comparison to market values and ratios of comparable companies; (2) a review of merger and acquisition transactions in our industry; and (3) a calculation of the present value of expected future cash flows 
i.e. discounted cash flow analysis. The realization of such equity value is dependent upon future trading values of comparable companies, future financial results compared to those in our projections, as well as certain other assumptions. There can be no assurance that the projections will be achieved or that the assumptions will be realized. The excess equity value over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets, net
of liabilities, has been reflected as goodwill.

All estimates, assumptions, valuations, appraisals
and financial projections, including the fair value adjustments, fair value
accretion rates, the financial projections, the reorganization value and reorganization equity
value, are inherently subject to significant uncertainties beyond our control.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the estimates, assumptions, valuations,
appraisals and the financial projections will be realized and actual results
could vary materially.

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PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS, OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTATIONS

With our emergence from bankruptcy, management is
focusing on performance improvement and will utilize various measurements to
track progress. The following chart reflects key performance indicators we use
currently:

KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS

MEASUREMENTS

Asset Generation

- Origination volumes; and

Our ability to originate new business and build our

- Levels of financing and leasing assets

earning assets.

Revenue Generation

- Levels of net finance revenue and other income

Our ability to lend money at rates in excess of our

- Net finance revenue as a percentage of average

cost of borrowing, earn rentals on the equipment we

earning assets (AEA); and

lease, and generate other revenue streams.

- Operating lease revenue as a percentage of

average operating lease equipment (AOL).

Credit Risk Management

- Net charge-offs;

Our ability to evaluate credit worthiness of

- Non-performing assets; and

customers, maintain high-quality assets and balance

- Loan loss reserve / non-accretable discount

income potential with loss expectations.

adequacy metrics

Equipment and Residual Risk Management

- Equipment utilization;

Our ability to evaluate collateral risk in leasing and

- Value of equipment off-lease; and

lending transactions and to remarket equipment at

- Gains and losses on equipment sales.

lease termination.

Expense Management

- Operating expenses as a percentage of total net

Our ability to maintain efficient operating platforms

revenue (Efficiency Ratio); and

and related infrastructure.

- Operating expenses as percentage of financing

and leasing assets.

Profitability

- Net income per common share (EPS);

Our ability to generate income and appropriate

- Net income as a percentage of average common

returns to shareholders.

equity (ROE); and

- Net income as a percentage of average earning

assets (ROA).

Capital Management

- Tier 1 and Total capital ratio; and

Our ability to maintain a strong capital position.

- Tier 1 capital as a percentage of adjusted average

assets (Leverage Ratio).

Liquidity Risk

- Levels of cash and liquid assets;

Our ability to maintain access to ample funding at

- Ratio of liquid assets to short-term debt; and

competitive rates.

- Ratio of short-term debt to total debt.

- Liquidity sources relative to near term funding

obligations.

Market Risk

- Margin at Risk (MAR); and

Our ability to substantially insulate our profits
from

- Economic Value of Equity (EVE).

movements in interest and exchange rates.

2010 Priorities and Performance Expectations

While 2008 was a transformational year, during which
we transitioned our charter from an independent diversified finance company
to a Bank Holding Company and broadened the powers of CIT Bank from a Utah industrial
bank to a full charter Utah state bank, we were unsuccessful in realizing the
important benefits of that transformation. As a result, the Company experienced
liquidity pressure in 2009 that ultimately resulted in CIT Group Inc. and
Delaware Funding reorganizing in November to December 2009 through a pre-packaged
bankruptcy. The reorganization materially reduced our debt balances, significantly
increased our liquidity runway, improved our capital ratios and positioned the
Company for a return to profitability in the future.

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With the recapitalization and changes to the composition of the Board of Directors essentially completed, as well as a new CEO appointed, we have set out the following primary objectives for 2010:

1.

Refine the overall Company and segment-level
business models;

2.

Develop and implement a plan to reduce high
cost debt incurred during the reorganization;

3.

Continue to build and enhance bank holding
company capabilities in conjunction with terms of our regulatory orders
and in preparation for business platform transfers to CIT Bank, subject
to regulatory approvals;

4.

Continue to build a sustainable and cost-effective
bank-centric funding model; and

CIT expects to return to profitability in 2010 after the impact of Fresh Start Accounting (FSA), which will provide a significant level of non-cash operating income. FSA adjustments will result in significantly higher yields on loans and leases reflecting accretion revenue related to the net accretable discount.

Excluding FSA, the Company believes performance will improve somewhat in 2010 but not to profitability as we work through the lingering effects of the reorganization, including high cost debt that pressures finance margin, and our credit quality remains weak based on expectations that economic conditions, while improving, will remain weak. Key performance drivers and financial assumptions for 2010 are likely to include:

Financing and leasing assetsare expected to contract in 2010 reflecting continued conservatism with regard to new business originations, non-core portfolio run-off and potential asset sales.

Net Finance Marginwill improve considerably due to favorable net FSA accretion. Exclusive of the impact of FSA, margin improvement will be a function of our ability to prepay existing high cost debt with portfolio inflows or externally generated funds.

Credit Costswill be considerably lower than in 2009 as the adoption of FSA reduced the carrying value of certain finance receivables to reflect expected credit losses. Provision expense in 2010 will consist of reserving for expected losses on loans and leases originated subsequent to the date of emergence from bankruptcy, and performance-based adjustments to the credit valuations recorded in FSA.

Expensesare expected to decline in 2010 as the Company continues to right-size its infrastructure relative to revenue generation, asset levels and competitive requirements.

Tax provisions are expected to be higher than U.S. statutory rates as we expect to incur losses in the U.S. without tax benefits, while operations outside the U.S. will be profitable and generate tax expense. The impact from the earnings mix will be mitigated somewhat due to lower tax rates outside the U.S.

BANK HOLDING COMPANY AND CIT BANK

The Company and CIT Bank are each subject to various regulatory capital requirements set by the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC, respectively. CIT committed to its regulators to maintain a 13% Total Capital Ratio at the BHC. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in regulators taking certain mandatory, or in some circumstances discretionary, actions (including requiring CIT to divest CIT Bank or CIT Bank becoming subject to FDIC conservatorship or receivership) that could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

During 2009, Predecessor CITs Total Capital Ratio fell below 13%. Consummation of our Plan of Reorganization in December improved our capital levels such that post emergence CITs Total Capital ratio is above the required level. Notwithstanding our improved capital ratios, the Company remains subject to regulatory actions described below.

Cease and Desist Orders

On July 16, 2009, the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (the UDFI) each issued a Cease and Desist Order to CIT Bank (together, the Orders). The Orders were in connection with the diminished liquidity of Predecessor CIT and not reflective of any financial conditions of CIT Bank. The Orders have not had an adverse impact on CIT Bank. CIT Bank, without admitting or denying any allegations made by the FDIC and UDFI, consented and agreed to issuances of the Orders.

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Each of the Orders directs CIT Bank to take certain affirmative actions, including among other things, ensuring that it does not allow any extension of credit to CIT or any other affiliate of CIT Bank or engage in any covered transaction, declare or pay any dividends or other payments representing reductions in capital, or increase the amount of Brokered Deposits above the $5.527 billion outstanding at July 16, 2009, without the prior written consent of the FDIC and the UDFI. Since the receipt of the Orders, the Company chose to limit new corporate loan originations by CIT Bank. On August 14, 2009, CIT Bank provided to the FDIC and the UDFI a contingency plan that ensures the continuous and satisfactory servicing of Bank loans if CIT is unable to perform such servicing.

Written Agreement

CIT entered into a Written Agreement, dated August 12, 2009 (the Written Agreement), with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the FRBNY). The Written Agreement requires regular reporting to the FRBNY, the submission of plans related to corporate governance, credit risk management, capital, liquidity and funds management, the Companys business and the review and revision, as appropriate, of the Companys consolidated allowances for loan and lease losses methodology. Prior written approval
by the FRBNY is required for payment of dividends and distributions, incurrence of debt, other than in the ordinary course of business, prepayment of debt and the purchase or redemption of stock. The Written Agreement also requires notifying the FRBNY prior to the appointment of new directors or senior executive officers, and imposes restrictions on indemnifications and severance payments. Each of the new directors that were appointed by the Board of Directors subsequent to our emergence from bankruptcy and
the appointment of John A. Thain, our new Chairman and CEO, were reviewed with the FRBNY.

The Board of Directors appointed a Special Compliance Committee to monitor and coordinate compliance with the Written Agreement. We submitted a capital plan and a liquidity plan on August 27, 2009, a credit risk management plan on October 8, 2009 and a corporate governance plan and a business plan on October 26, 2009, as required by the Written Agreement. Our liquidity, governance and credit risk management plans were updated and submitted to the FRBNY on January 29, 2010. The Company is continuing to provide periodic reports to the FRBNY as required by the Written Agreement. The Written Agreement has not been affected by the consummation of the Plan.

Metrics as of and for the year ending December 31, 2009

At December 31, 2009, CITs consolidated Tier 1 and Total Capital Ratios (after reorganization and fresh start accounting adjustments) were each 14.2%, improved from 9.4% and 13.1% at December 31, 2008. We reduced consolidated risk-weighted assets to $55.2 billion from $79.4 billion at December 31, 2008, reflecting constrained new business volumes and fresh start accounting.

At December 31, 2009, CIT Banks total assets were $9.1 billion, up from $3.5 billion at December 31, 2008. Deposits totaled $5.2 billion, up from $2.9 billion at December 31, 2008. The increase in assets resulted from the transfer of government guaranteed student loans and accrued interest totaling $5.7 billion during 2009 pursuant to an exemption from Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act. In consideration for this asset transfer, the bank
assumed $3.5 billion of related debt, mostly conduit financing, and paid approximately $1.6 billion of cash to CIT Group Inc. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the bank recorded net income of $0.1 billion (prior to fresh start accounting adjustments of $0.4 billion), and total capital ended at $1.7 billion. CIT Banks Tier 1 and Total Capital Ratios (after fresh start accounting) were each 45.9% at December 31, 2009, improved
from 22.2% and 23.5%, respectively, at December 31, 2008.

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2009 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW

CITs 2009 results reflect the impact of filing voluntary petitions for relief under the Bankruptcy Code and emergence therefrom, including fresh start accounting and reorganization adjustments, liquidity constraints that have curtailed lending and contributed to high borrowing costs, poor credit performance and the weak economic environment that heightened credit costs. When combined, these and other factors contributed to CITs net loss of $3.8 million, $0.01 per share (based on shares of Predecessor Common Stock) for the year. Excluding reorganization and fresh start accounting adjustments, the net loss was $4.1 billion.

Salaries and general operating expenses were down in 2009, consistent with the smaller asset base, but were partially offset by higher professional fees associated with reorganization initiatives.

The following present certain noteworthy items and the quarter in which they arose:

Fourth Quarter

A net benefit of $10.3 billion for items associated with
the Plan of Reorganization. The largest component of this was a $10.4
billion pre-tax gain on the extinguishment of $33.6 billion of unsecured
debt.

A net pretax charge of $6.1 billion reflecting fresh start
accounting adjustments to record assets and liabilities at fair value.

A foreign exchange and derivative termination charge of $91
million in Other Income.

Charges of $65 million relating to termination of certain
secured lending facilities.

Third Quarter

A charge of $285 million for a change in the fair value
of the GSI total return swap (TRS) facility recorded in Other
Income. See Note 10 for additional information.

A pretax gain of approximately $68 million on debt extinguished
in the cash tender offer for our $1 billion of August 17 notes.

Incurred approximately $46 million of professional fees
related to advisors assisting with our reorganization.

A $46 million pretax charge to interest income resulting
from the termination of the vendor agreement with Snap-on.

A pretax loss of approximately $21 million from the sale
of $250 million of receivables.

Second Quarter:

Recorded goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges
($692 million pretax) primarily related to the Corporate Finance and
Trade Finance segments triggered by the prolonged period that our stock
traded below book value coupled with liquidity constraints that diminished
earnings expectations for the segments and the failure to obtain additional
government support, including TLGP approval and additional Section 23A waivers.
The charges represented the entire goodwill and intangible assets balances.

Sold $884 million of receivables to raise liquidity resulting
in a pretax loss of approximately $184 million.

Reclassified the TARP warrant to equity and recorded a $25
million pretax charge for the increase in fair value of the warrant for
the period from the beginning of the quarter until the requirements were
met to record the warrant as equity. (See discussion in Note 1 Basis of
Presentation)

Recorded severance charges of $23 million pretax primarily
relating to the termination of employees.

Terminated certain borrowing facilities and recorded termination
fees of approximately $20 million, pretax, as a result of our credit
rating downgrades.

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First Quarter:

Repurchased $471 million of unsecured debt at a discount
and recognized a gain of approximately $139 million pretax.

Designated the TARP warrant as a liability on January 1, 2009
and recognized pretax income of $95.8 million for the reduction in fair
value of the liability.

Recorded pretax severance charges of $20 million primarily
relating to termination of employees.

NET FINANCE REVENUE
Net Finance Revenue (dollars in millions)

Predecessor CIT
Years Ended December 31,

2009

2008

2007

Interest income

$

2,358.3

$

3,638.2

$

4,238.1

Rental income on operating leases

1,899.5

1,965.3

1,990.9

Finance revenue

4,257.8

5,603.5

6,229.0

Less: interest expense

(2,659.4

)

(3,139.1

)

(3,417.0

)

Depreciation on operating
lease equipment

(1,141.8

)

(1,145.2

)

(1,172.3

)

Net finance revenue

$

456.6

$

1,319.2

$

1,639.7

Average Earnings Assets (AEA)(1)

$

59,990.8

$

64,225.8

$

60,595.7

As a % of AEA:

Interest income

3.93

%

5.66

%

6.99

%

Rental income on operating leases

3.17

%

3.06

%

3.29

%

Finance revenue

7.10

%

8.72

%

10.28

%

Less: interest expense

(4.43

)%

(4.89

)%

(5.64

)%

Depreciation on operating
lease equipment

(1.91

)%

(1.78

)%

(1.93

)%

Net finance revenue

0.76

%

2.05

%

2.71

%

As a % of AEA by Segment:

Corporate Finance

2.27

%

2.74

%

3.12

%

Transportation Finance

2.19

%

2.63

%

2.81

%

Trade Finance

2.39

%

3.98

%

5.79

%

Vendor Finance

2.92

%

3.93

%

4.70

%

Commercial Segments

2.41

%

3.06

%

3.59

%

Consumer

(0.24

)%

0.91

%

1.18

%

Consolidated net finance revenue

0.76

%

2.05

%

2.71

%

(1)

Average earning assets (before fresh start accounting adjustments) are
less than comparable balances in a preceding table in Item 7 due to the
inclusion of credit balances of factoring clients and the exclusion of
deposits with banks and other investments.

The following tables present managements view
of consolidated margin and includes the net interest spread we make on loans
and equipment we lease, in dollars and as a percent of average earning assets.
There is no impact from accretion or amortization of fresh start accounting
adjustments in 2009. Accretion and amortization of fresh start accounting adjustments
will begin in 2010 and various components of net finance revenue will be impacted.
See Emergence from Bankruptcy for related discussion.

Factors contributing to the decreases in net finance
revenue in dollars and as a percent of average earning assets included higher funding costs due to market dislocation and CITs
distressed circumstance, lower asset yields due to lower general market rates,
lower asset levels and higher costs for maintaining liquidity.

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The year over year variances in net finance revenue percentages are summarized in the table below:

Change in Net Finance Revenue as a % of AEA

Predecessor CIT
Years Ended December 31,

2009

2008

2007

Net finance revenue - prior year

2.05

%

2.71

%

3.08

%

Secured borrowing costs / funding related

(0.69

)

(0.35

)

(0.14

)

Discontinued interest accrual on debt subject to Plan of

Reorganization

0.40





Swap and facility termination fees

(0.30

)





Joint venture restructure and termination premium adjustment

(0.20

)





Lower operating lease margins

(0.15

)

(0.10

)



Increased non-accrual loans

(0.14

)

(0.07

)



Maintaining cash balances

(0.11

)

(0.05

)



Lower yield related fees



(0.01

)

(0.10

)

Other

(0.10

)

(0.08

)

(0.13

)

Net finance revenue - current year

0.76

%

2.05

%

2.71

%

Net finance revenue continued to reflect the declining asset base as well as increased borrowing costs. Although market interest rates declined and remained low from 2007 through 2009, the decline in benchmark rates was offset by CITs higher funding spreads. Our borrowing spreads over benchmark rates increased significantly, reflecting credit downgrades due to operating losses and portfolio deterioration, which effectively restricted our access to lower cost unsecured debt markets and limited us to utilizing only secured lending markets.

A decline in the net finance revenue percentage was due to incrementally higher borrowing costs associated with secured borrowings, including the Credit Facility and Expansion Facility. Our plan, going forward, is to utilize excess cash, new secured financings and asset sale proceeds to repay high cost debt. In February 2010, we repaid $750 million of the Credit Facility and Expansion Credit Facility from available cash. The 2009 margin was negatively affected by lower operating lease margins, maintaining cash balances, losses related to the unwinding of terminated swaps, joint venture related activities, and higher non-accrual loans.

Net finance revenue in 2008 decreased 20% versus 2007 on constrained growth in average earning assets, as the Company controlled growth to maintain liquidity. In addition to higher funding costs, other negative factors included lower asset yields and high liquidity costs. As a percentage of average earning assets, net revenue decreased in 2008 primarily due to the cost of increased liquidity and widening of CITs borrowing spreads over benchmark rates, coupled with higher non-accrual loans and compressed operating lease margins.

Net finance revenue for our commercial segments and corporate and other (including the cost of increased liquidity and other unallocated treasury costs) as a percentage of average earning assets declined to 1.01% in the current year from 2.34%. See Results by Business Segment  Corporate and Other for more information.

Net Operating Lease Revenue as a % of Average Operating Leases (AOL) (dollars in millions)

Predecessor CIT
Years Ended December 31,

2009

2008

2007

Rental income on operating leases

14.44

%

15.61

%

16.89

%

Depreciation on operating lease equipment

(8.68

)%

(9.10

)%

(9.95

)%

Net operating lease revenue

5.76

%

6.51

%

6.94

%

Average Operating Lease Equipment (AOL)

$

13,149.0

$

12,588.2

$

11,784.0

Net operating lease revenue for 2009 of $758 million was down 8% as the relatively strong performance of the commercial aerospace portfolio was offset by decreased rentals in rail. Rail lease and utilization rates are under pressure as carriers and shippers reduce their fleets and return cars to us. At December 31, 2009, our entire commercial aircraft portfolio was leased while rail utilization decreased to 90% from 95%. In aerospace, 90% of the new aircraft to be delivered from our 2010 order book has been placed on lease. See Concentrations  Operating Leases for additional information.

Credit performance throughout 2009 continued to be impacted negatively by ongoing economic weakness globally. Nonaccrual loans and charge-offs increased significantly, particularly in the commercial real estate, printing, publishing, energy, lodging, leisure and small business lending sectors. Our Corporate Finance cash flow loan portfolio was most severely impacted. As a result, we had a higher provision for loan losses and increased our allowance for loan losses significantly from 2008 levels.

Before fresh start accounting,
the December 31, 2009 allowance for loan losses totaled $1,786.2 million, up
significantly from $1,096.2 million at December 31, 2008. As a percent of
finance receivables, before fresh start accounting, the
allowance increased to 4.34% more than doubling from 2.06 % at last year-end. As
a result of adopting fresh start accounting, the allowance for loan losses at
December 31, 2009 was eliminated in its entirety and effectively recorded as
discounts on loans as part of the fair value of finance receivables. A portion
of the discount attributable to embedded credit losses, is recorded as
non-accretable discount and will be utilized as such losses occur.
Prospectively, the allowance for loan losses will be established for loans
recorded subsequent to the Emergence Date, and for any further credit
deterioration in excess of the fair value discounts recorded for loans on
balance sheet at the Emergence Date.

The allowance for loan losses is intended to provide for losses inherent in the portfolio based on estimates of the ultimate outcome of collection efforts, realization of collateral values, and other pertinent factors such as estimation risk related to performance in prospective periods. We may make adjustments to the allowance depending on general economic conditions and specific industry weakness or trends in our portfolio credit metrics, including non-accrual loans and charge-off levels and realization rates on collateral.

Our allowance for loan losses includes three components: (1) specific reserves for impaired loans, (2) reserves for estimated losses inherent in non-impaired loans based on historic loss experience and our estimates of projected loss levels and (3) a qualitative adjustment to the reserve for economic risks, industry and geographic concentrations and other factors. Our historic policy was to recognize losses through
charge-offs when there was loss certainty after considering the borrowers financial condition and underlying collateral and guarantees and the finalization of collection activities. In the third quarter of 2009, we accelerated charge-offs on loans for which we had previously provided specific reserves. As a result, this acceleration had no material impact on the provision for credit losses. This acceleration resulted from refinements to our policy following an
analysis conducted pursuant to the Written Agreement with the FRBNY, reflecting the view that losses on impaired loans should be recognized as charge-offs prior to finalization of collection activities. Approximately $500 million in accelerated charge-offs were taken, principally on Corporate Finance loans that were specifically reserved as of June 30, 2009, or would have been specifically reserved during the third quarter under our prior practice.

See Risk Factors for additional disclosure on our allowance for loan losses.

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The following table presents detail on our allowance for loan losses including charge-offs and recoveries:

Overall credit metrics weakened. Net charge-offs increased largely reflecting the deterioration from the slow economy, high unemployment and constrained market liquidity. This impact was most notable in specific industries within Corporate Finance.

Corporate Finance continues to be our business most severely impacted by the weak economic environment due to a higher proportion of leveraged cash flow loans and exposure to industries dependent on discretionary business and consumer spending.

We have experienced credit losses well in excess of the rates that we predicted in our modeling, particularly in our exposures to the print, media, gaming, commercial real estate, small business lending and energy industries. In 2009, approximately 43% of our commercial credit losses were in these sectors, while these industries constituted only about 10% of our overall loan portfolio. We have put limits and more stringent underwriting criteria in place for lending to these industries and for lending based solely on cash flow. Underwriting changes include lower advance rates, significantly lower leverage thresholds, tighter financial covenants and shorter maturities. We ceased extending credit to the commercial real estate sector in 2007.

Transportation Finance had a minimal level of charge-offs in 2009, all related to Business Air loans. While no charge-offs were taken in our commercial airline portfolio, the commercial airline industry remains under pressure and this could cause future non-accruals and/or charge-offs. Credit risks in the commercial air portfolio are mitigated by the value of the collateral we lend against and the fact that the large majority of our portfolio is operating leases, which gives us greater flexibility if our lessees experience financial deterioration.

Trade Finance net charge-offs and non-accrual loans increased as the weak economic environment with high unemployment and more constrained consumer spending continued to negatively impact retailers and suppliers. However, given our deep and long tenured experience in the trade finance business and the relatively short term nature of the receivables, the overall credit performance in this segment was in line with expectations given the depth of the economic downturn. Proactive management of our exposure and obtaining additional collateral where possible on problem accounts helped minimize the impact of the downturn.

Vendor Finance charge-offs were higher in 2009. Given our focus on smaller balance transactions with broad industry and geographic diversification, and the essential nature of the equipment we lend and lease against in this segment, the impact of the macro economic slowdown, although significant, has been less severe in Vendor Finance than in Corporate Finance. Sector specific weakness was experienced in print, industrial and franchise.

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Consumer charge-offs were up slightly due to the continued seasoning and run off of these portfolios, principally student lending. Management anticipates that performance will continue to weaken as the student loan portfolio seasons and a higher proportion of loans enter the repayment period. The large majority of our student loan portfolio is 97% guaranteed by the U.S. government thereby mitigating our ultimate credit risk.

The following table presents charge-off by business segment. See Results by Business Segment for additional information.

Net Charge-offs (charge-offs net of recoveries) as a Percentage of Average Finance Receivables (dollars in millions)

Predecessor CIT

Years Ended December 31,

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

Gross charge-offs

Corporate Finance

$

1,440.6

$

193.1

$

92.7

$

81.8

$

77.0

Transportation Finance

3.4



0.5

1.4

55.3

Trade Finance

111.8

64.1

33.8

42.6

25.3

Vendor Finance

373.0

174.7

82.4

63.5

70.6

Consumer

139.4

125.9

56.0

15.5

10.4

Total gross charge-offs

$

2,068.2

$

557.8

$

265.4

$

204.8

$

238.6

Recoveries

Corporate Finance

$

41.4

$

15.8

$

23.2

$

44.1

$

28.4

Transportation Finance

0.9

1.3

32.7

0.1

1.8

Trade Finance

3.2

1.9

2.1

5.2

2.4

Vendor Finance

57.0

42.3

24.4

20.4

21.6

Consumer

7.1

6.0

3.0

1.7

1.3

Total recoveries

$

109.6

$

67.3

$

85.4

$

71.5

$

55.5

Net Charge-offs

Corporate Finance

$

1,399.2

7.48

%

$

177.3

0.82

%

$

69.6

0.34

%

$

37.6

0.22

%

$

48.6

0.35

%

Transportation Finance

2.5

0.10

%

(1.3

)

-0.05

%

(32.3

)

-1.39

%

1.4

0.08

%

53.5

2.34

%

Trade Finance

108.6

2.35

%

62.2

0.92

%

31.6

0.44

%

37.4

0.55

%

22.9

0.34

%

Vendor Finance

316.0

2.93

%

132.4

1.24

%

58.0

0.57

%

43.1

0.60

%

49.0

0.66

%

Commercial Segments

1,826.3

4.99

%

370.6

0.89

%

126.9

0.32

%

119.5

0.36

%

174.0

0.57

%

Consumer

132.3

1.11

%

119.9

0.94

%

53.1

0.49

%

13.8

0.19

%

9.1

0.22

%

Total net charge-offs

$

1,958.6

4.04

%

$

490.5

0.90

%

$

180.0

0.35

%

$

133.3

0.33

%

$

183.1

0.52

%

Supplemental Non-U.S. Disclosure

Gross charge-offs (commercial)

308.6

109.3

77.1

54.0

41.7

Recoveries (commercial)

37.2

24.6

18.2

10.8

9.1

Non-accrual loans, prior to fresh start accounting, virtually doubled from 2008, with the majority of increase in Corporate Finance. This increase was primarily in the following sectors: communication, media, entertainment, energy, infrastructure, commercial real estate and small business lending. The increase in Vendor Finance was primarily in Europe.

In response to the weak credit environment and performance, a centralized Problem Loan Management group was created to manage problem loans across all business segments, with a strong focus on Corporate Finance. Centralizing this group creates increased specialization, efficiencies and effectiveness to maximize recoveries.

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The tables below present information on non-performing loans:

Non-accrual, Restructured and Past Due Loans at December 31 (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

2009

2009(1)

2008

2007

2006

2005

Non-accrual loans

U.S.

$

1,465.5

$

2,335.3

$

1,081.7

$

387.0

$

269.1

$

238.4

Foreign

108.8

292.4

138.8

82.0

38.2

58.4

Commercial Segment

1,574.3

2,627.7

1,220.5

469.0

307.3

296.8

Consumer

0.1

197.7

194.1

8.5

3.0

1.0

Total Non-accrual loans

$

1,574.4

$

2,825.4

$

1,414.6

$

477.5

$

310.3

$

297.8

Restructured loans

U.S.

$

116.5

$

189.2

$

107.6

$

44.2

$

9.9

$

20.7

Foreign

4.5

24.9

21.7

23.7





Total Restructured loans(2)

$

121.0

$

214.1

$

129.3

$

67.9

$

9.9

$

20.7

Total Accruing loans past due 90 days or more(3)

$

570.1

$

581.9

$

669.6

$

454.8

$

370.2

$

87.4

(1)

Reflects balances before fresh start accounting.

(2)

At December 31, 2009, there were $14.8 million of commitments to lend additional funds to debtors owing receivables whose terms have been modified in troubled debt restructurings.

(3)

At December 31, 2009, CIT amount includes $480.7 million of government-guaranteed student loans.

Non-accruing Loans as a Percentage of Finance Receivables at December 31 (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

2009

2009(1)

2008

Corporate Finance

$

1,374.8

11.31

%

$

2,226.1

14.64

%

$

946.6

4.56

%

Transportation Finance

6.8

0.37

%

8.4

0.38

%

24.3

0.92

%

Trade Finance

90.5

3.02

%

97.3

3.24

%

81.5

1.35

%

Vendor Finance

102.2

1.25

%

295.9

3.14

%

168.1

1.50

%

Commercial Segments

1,574.3

6.25

%

2,627.7

8.80

%

1,220.5

3.00

%

Consumer

0.1

0.00

%

197.7

1.74

%

194.1

1.56

%

Total

$

1,574.4

4.52

%

$

2,825.4

6.86

%

$

1,414.6

2.66

%

(1)

Reflects balances before fresh start accounting.

See Non-GAAP Financial Measurements for more information.

Forgone Interest on Non-accrual Loans (dollars in millions)

Predecessor CIT

2009

2008

U.S.

Foreign

Total

U.S.

Foreign

Total

Interest revenue that would have earned at original terms

$

264.3

$

27.6

$

291.9

$

126.0

$

26.9

$

152.9

Interest recorded

80.9

16.9

97.8

58.2

11.8

70.0

Foregone interest revenue

$

183.4

$

10.7

$

194.1

$

67.8

$

15.1

$

82.9

In 2009, we continued to experience negative performance by borrowers in our portfolio from the prolonged recessionary economic environment globally. Corporate Finance led or participated in a significant number of leveraged cash flow loans in industries such as media, entertainment and other industrial sectors that are impacted by economic weakness caused by lower consumer spending. Trade Finance clients and retailers remained challenged by reduced consumer demand resulting from high unemployment levels. Vendor Finances broad customer base, domestically and globally, continues to face difficult business conditions. Transportation Finance expects the weak U.S. economic environment to negatively impact railcar leasing.

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We anticipate that this weak environment will persist throughout 2010. High levels of credit losses historically extend beyond the end of recessionary periods. Our ability to minimize credit costs going forward is dependent on the adequacy of the level of discounts against finance receivables and the performance of accounts currently accruing that have lower fresh start accounting discounts. Additionally, our continuous improvement to risk management and monitoring processes and the efficacy of our workout efforts are important elements of our loss mitigation strategy.

Future reporting of net charge-offs and non-accrual loans will be impacted by fresh start accounting. Prospective charge-off levels will be lower than would have been reported on a historical basis due to the discount applied to loans in fresh start accounting. On non-accrual loans, a significant portion of the discount is non-accretable, which will mitigate charge-offs that would have been reported on a historical basis. To the extent charge offs are in excess of the non-accretable discount, the difference will be reported as a current period charge-off. Charge-offs on loans originated subsequent to emergence will be reflected in earnings. Non-accrual loan levels will be impacted as loan balances have been recorded at fair value which lowered the balances.

The following table summarizes accretable and non-accretable discounts on finance receivables resulting from fresh start accounting:

Cross-border transactions reflect monetary claims on borrowers domiciled in foreign countries and primarily include cash deposited with foreign banks and receivables from residents of a foreign country, reduced by amounts funded in the same currency and recorded in the same office. The following table includes all countries that we have cross-border claims of 0.75% or greater of total consolidated assets at December 31, 2009:

Cross-border Outstandings at December 31 (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

2009

2008

Exposure

Exposure

as a

as a

Net Local

Percentage

Percentage

Country

Total

of Total

Total

of Total

Country

Banks

Government

Other

Claims

Exposure

Assets

Exposure

Assets

Canada

$

8.5

$



$

156.6

$

2,588.0

$

2,753.1

4.59

%

$

3,194.1

3.97

%

United

Kingdom

1,181.3



(266.4

)

1,490.9

2,405.8

4.01

%

1,852.4

2.30

%

Germany

0.3



166.9

566.5

733.7

1.22

%

1,324.1

1.65

%

France

77.6



157.2

109.7

344.5

0.57

%

854.9

1.06

%

Ireland

146.8





349.9

496.7

0.83

%

674.5

0.84

%

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OTHER INCOME

Other Income (dollars in millions)

Predecessor CIT

Years Ended December 31,

2009

2008

2007

Rental income on operating leases

$

1,899.5

$

1,965.3

$

1,990.9

Other:

Factoring commissions

173.5

197.2

226.6

Change in estimated fair value TARP Warrant liability

70.6





Fees and commissions

46.6

234.6

490.4

Gains on sales of leasing equipment

56.0

173.4

117.1

Gains (losses) on securitizations

0.6

(7.1

)

45.3

Gains on portfolio dispositions



4.2

483.2

Investment (losses) gains

(58.0

)

(19.0

)

2.8

Valuation allowance for assets held for sale

(79.8

)

(103.9

)

(22.5

)

(Losses) gains on loan sales and syndication fees

(197.5

)

15.6

234.0

Change in Goldman Sachs facility derivative fair value

(285.0

)





Total Other

(273.0

)

495.0

1,576.9

Total other income

$

1,626.5

$

2,460.3

$

3,567.8

Other income reflected continuing weak capital markets and our liquidity constraints. Other income was down reflecting lower business originations, loan sales completed at discounts, minimal syndication fees and impairment charges on investments and retained interests. We recognized a charge related to a derivative in conjunction with the reduction in the size of the Goldman Sachs lending facility (the GSI Facility).

Rental income on operating leases decreased in Vendor Finance on lower asset balances and remained relatively flat in Transportation Finance, but at compressed rates. See Net Finance Revenues and Financing and Leasing Assets  Results by Business Segment and Concentrations  Operating Leases for additional information.

Factoring commissions were lower as an increase in commission rates was offset by lower volume. Volume was down 26% during 2009 due to credit management, clients concerns regarding our reorganization and a weak retail environment.

Change in estimated fair value TARP warrant liability relates to the prospective adoption of the accounting standard on Contracts in Entitys Own Stock effective January 1, 2009. Management determined that the warrant issued to the U.S. Treasury in conjunction with the TARP program no longer qualified as equity and should be accounted for as a derivative liability. The reduction in the fair value of the warrant liability was primarily due to the reduction in the Companys stock price from January 1, 2009 through May 12, 2009 at which time the shareholders approved the issuance of common stock.

Fees and commissions are comprised of asset management, agent and advisory fees, servicing fees, including securitization-related servicing fees, accretion and impairments, fair value adjustments on non-qualifying hedge derivatives, as well as income from joint ventures.

Agent and advisory fees and commissions declined over the past two years due to lower deal activity, asset management and servicing fees declined on lower asset levels.

Impairment charges on foreclosed and ongoing interests in commercial real estate properties totaled $31 million for 2009 and $61 million for 2008.

The non-qualifying derivative portfolio increased due to the discontinuation of hedge accounting during the third quarter for interest rate swaps on unsecured debt. Net charges on derivatives not qualifying as hedges totaled $154 million in 2009.

Earnings from joint venture activity declined over the past two years reflecting the 2007 year end sale of our interest in the DFS joint venture and certain 2009 joint venture terminations as noted in Concentration  Joint Venture Relationships.

Gains on sales of leasing equipment were down primarily reflecting fewer commercial aircraft and railcar sales. Sales were completed at amounts close to book value. The increase in 2008 reflected higher gains on sales of commercial aircraft.

Valuation allowance for assets held for sale related to the sale of Corporate Finance loans and Transportation Finance aircraft. 2008 amounts primarily related to the sale of $4.6 billion of Corporate Finance asset-based loans and related commitments ($1.4 billion of loans and $3.2 billion of commitments). The 2007 valuation adjustment of $22.5 million related to an energy plant.

(Losses) gains on loan sales and syndication fees primarily reflect losses on sales of $1.1 billion of receivables, which mostly consisted of syndicated loans. Commercial loan sales and syndication volume was $4.7 billion in 2008 versus $6.1 billion in the prior year. The decreases in volumes reflected market illiquidity with lower demand for syndications and receivable sales, and our focus on limiting new business.

Change in GSI facility derivative fair value  represents a charge for a change in the fair value of the GSI facility derivative financial instrument, relating to our downsizing of the facility. See Notes 9 and 10 for additional information.

EXPENSES

Other Expenses (dollars in millions)

Predecessor CIT

Years Ended December 31,

2009

2008

2007

Depreciation on operating lease equipment

$

1,141.8

$

1,145.2

$

1,172.3

Salaries and general operating expenses:

Compensation and benefits

522.5

752.4

845.6

Professional fees  Reorganization Plan

98.4





Professional fees  other

125.9

124.6

101.3

Technology

77.0

83.7

89.4

Net occupancy expense

66.8

74.7

74.3

Other expenses

207.2

245.1

279.0

Total salaries and general operating expenses

1,097.8

1,280.5

1,389.6

Provision for severance and facilities exiting activities

42.9

166.5

37.2

Goodwill and intangible assets impairment charges

692.4

467.8

312.7

(Gains) losses on debt and debt-related derivative

extinguishments

(207.2

)

(73.5

)

139.3

Total other expenses

$

2,767.7

$

2,986.5

$

3,051.1

Headcount

4,293

4,995

6,375

Depreciation on operating leases is recognized on owned equipment over the lease term or projected economic life of the asset. See Net Finance Revenues and Financing and Leasing Assets  Results by Business Segment and Concentrations  Operating Leases for additional information.

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Salaries and general operating expenses declined as we focused on efficiency improvements, which contributed to the $281.1 million (22%) reduction in Salaries and general operating expenses, exclusive of professional fees associated with reorganization plan. The decrease reflects reduced salaries and benefits due to lower headcount. The headcount reductions were largely due to restructuring activities reflected in the provision for severance and real estate exit activities.



Compensation and benefits declined over the past two years consistent with our smaller asset size. Compensation and benefits were down 31% in 2009 and 38% in 2008. Total headcount declined 14% during 2009 and 22% in 2008.

Other expenses decreased 16% and 26% from 2007 in connection with streamlining initiatives, including lower discretionary spending in advertising, marketing, travel and entertainment.



Provision for severance and facilities exiting activities reflects reductions of over 250 employees, approximately 7% of the workforce. The 2008 provision for severance and real estate exit activities resulted from a reduction in force of over 1,100 people. See Note 26  Severance and Facility Restructuring Reserves for additional information.

Gains (losses) on debt and debt-related derivative extinguishments includes a pre-tax gain of $67.8 million recognized on our August 17 notes tender and the pre-tax gain of $139.4 million (net of costs to unwind related hedges) from the repurchase of $471 million of senior unsecured notes. The 2008 balance includes gains of approximately $216 million primarily relating to extinguishment of $490 million in debt related to our equity unit
exchange (gain of $99 million) and the extinguishment of $360 million in Euro and Sterling denominated senior unsecured notes (gain of $110 million), in part offset by losses of $148 million due to the discontinuation of hedge accounting for interest rate swaps hedging our commercial paper. The 2007 loss on early extinguishments of debt reflects the call of $1.5 billion in high coupon debt and preferred capital securities in the first quarter of 2007. These
securities were refinanced with securities that qualified for a higher level of capital at a lower cost of funds.

The overall tax benefit for 2009 was driven by the recognition of a net deferred tax asset
related to fresh start accounting write-downs of assets primarily in international jurisdictions. The tax benefit
was not impacted by fresh start adjustments in the U.S. or reorganization items (largely cancellation
of indebtedness income) due to the Company's valuation allowance position and net operating loss carry forwards. The provision for taxes prior to fresh start
accounting and reorganization items reflected earnings in international operations. Benefits were not
recognized on U.S. losses due to our existing NOL carry forward position.

The 2008 tax benefit for continuing operations equated to a 41.3% effective tax rate, compared with 27.5% in 2007. The increase in the effective tax rate related primarily to tax benefits on losses at higher U.S. statutory rates and decreases in uncertain tax liabilities.

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Excluding discrete tax items, the 2008 annual effective tax rate for continuing operations was approximately 38.1%, reflecting the disproportionate amount of loss tax-effected at higher U.S. statutory tax rates. CITs effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal tax rate of 35% primarily due to state and local income taxes, international results taxed at lower rates, the vaulation allowance and permanent differences between book and tax treatment of certain items.

Included in the 2008 tax benefit for continuing operations was $31.6 million in net tax expense reductions comprised primarily of a $58.6 million net decrease in liabilities related to uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, offset by a valuation allowance for separate state NOL.

Certain significant, discrete items in 2008 (the loss on asset-backed lending commitments and the loss on swaps hedging commercial paper program that became inactive) were taxed at higher U.S. statutory tax rates than our global effective tax rate applied to other items of ordinary income and expense. The combined tax benefit related to these items amounted to $98.3 million. In 2007, significant, unusual items (the loss on extinguishment of debt, gain on sale of CITs interest in the Dell joint venture, write-off of capitalized expenses related to a terminated capital raising initiative, and gains on sales of portfolios) were separately taxed at U.S. statutory rates and the combined tax related to these items amounted to $138.5 million.

Included in the 2007 income tax from continuing operations is $52.2 million in net tax expense reductions comprised of a New York State law change, deferred tax adjustments primarily associated with foreign affiliates, and a net decrease in liabilities related to uncertain tax positions. These tax benefits were partially offset by an increase to the valuation allowance for state NOL and capital loss carryovers anticipated to expire unutilized.

The 2008 tax benefit related to discontinued operations was $509.2 million. The lower effective tax rate in 2008 related to discontinued operations is largely due to a $559.5 million valuation allowance related to net operating losses from the loss on disposal of the home lending business.

See Note 18  Income Taxes for additional information.

DISCONTINUED OPERATION

In June 2008, management contractually agreed to sell the home lending business, including the home mortgage and manufactured housing portfolios and the related servicing operations. The sale of assets closed in July 2008 and we transferred servicing in February 2009. Related summarized financial information is shown in Note 1  Discontinued Operation, in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

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FINANCING AND LEASING ASSETS

The following table presents our financing and leasing assets by segment. The balances in 2009 after fresh start accounting reflect finance receivables and operating lease equipment at fair value. Balances before fresh start accounting represent book value prior to related adjustments. See Emergence from Bankruptcy section for further discussion.

Owned and Securitized Asset Composition (dollars in millions)

At December 31,

2009

Fresh Start

PredecessorCIT

CIT

Adjustments

2009

2008

2007

Corporate Finance

Finance receivables

$

12,150.3

$

(3,057.5

)

$

15,207.8

$

20,768.8

$

21,326.2

Operating lease equipment, net

137.3

(27.6

)

164.9

263.4

459.6

Financing and leasing assets held for sale

292.6



292.6

21.3

669.3

Owned assets

12,580.2

(3,085.1

)

15,665.3

21,053.5

22,455.1

Finance receivables securitized off-balance sheet

533.5



533.5

785.3

1,526.7

Owned and securitized assets

13,113.7

(3,085.1

)

16,198.8

21,838.8

23,981.8

Transportation Finance

Finance receivables

1,853.0

(371.8

)

2,224.8

2,647.6

2,551.3

Operating lease equipment, net

10,089.2

(3,159.2

)

13,248.4

11,484.5

11,031.6

Financing and leasing assets held for sale

17.2



17.2

69.7



Owned assets

11,959.4

(3,531.0

)

15,490.4

14,201.8

13,582.9

Trade Finance

Finance receivables

2,991.0

(13.8

)

3,004.8

6,038.0

7,330.4

Vendor Finance

Finance receivables

8,187.8

(1,222.1

)

9,409.9

11,199.6

10,373.3

Operating lease equipment, net

683.5

(57.4

)

740.9

958.5

1,119.3

Financing and leasing assets held for sale







-

460.8

Owned assets

8,871.3

(1,279.5

)

10,150.8

12,158.1

11,953.4

Finance receivables securitized

318.0



318.0

783.5

4,104.0

Owned and securitized assets

9,189.3

(1,279.5

)

10,468.8

12,941.6

16,057.4

Consumer

Finance receivables  student lending

9,584.2

(1,632.6

)

11,216.8

12,173.3

11,499.9

Finance receivables  other

99.5

(22.2

)

121.7

299.3

679.9

Financing and leasing assets held for sale

34.0



34.0

65.1

130.1

Owned assets

9,717.7

(1,654.8

)

11,372.5

12,537.7

12,309.9

Other - Equity investments

168.6

(18.6

)

187.2

265.8

165.8

Owned and securitized assets

$

47,139.7

$

(9,582.8

)

$

56,722.5

$

67,823.7

$

73,428.2

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Before fresh start accounting, trends in 2009 reflect lower assets due to our management of liquidity and limiting of funding to key customers and relationships. Origination volume in our commercial businesses, excluding factoring, was $7.0 billion, down from $17.2 billion in 2008 and well below the $28.8 billion during 2007. This decline in volume lowered assets in Corporate Finance and Vendor Finance. Vendor Finance asset declines were partially
offset by assets purchased from previously off-balance sheet joint ventures and securitizations, including approximately $2.4 billion in 2008, which was more efficient under bank holding company capital guidelines. Transportation Finance assets increased from prior years due to scheduled commercial aircraft deliveries, all of which were leased. Trade Finance asset levels declined; volume was $31.0 billion, well below volume levels of $42.2 billion
in 2008 and $45.0 billion in 2007.The consumer segment ceased originating new student loans in 2008. See Results by Business Segment for further commentary.

Assets held for sale is comprised largely of asset based loans in Canada, and was up from December 2008, but well below prior year levels due to minimal Corporate Finance syndication activity and Vendor Finance securitizations.

Due to market illiquidity and our focus on limiting new business, sales and syndication activities were sharply reduced except for sales of Corporate Finance loans done for liquidity purposes. 2008 includes a sale of $1.4 billion of asset-based lending receivables sold in Corporate Finance. The purchasers assumed related funding commitments of $3.2 billion. During 2007, we sold our $2.6 billion U.S. construction portfolio.

RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS

As a BHC, the primary measurement of capital adequacy is based upon risk-weighted asset ratios in accordance with quantitative measures of capital adequacy established by the Federal Reserve. Under these guidelines, certain commitments and off-balance sheet transactions are provided asset equivalent weightings, and together with on-balance sheet assets, are divided into risk categories, each of which is assigned a risk weighting ranging from 0% (U.S. Treasury Bonds) to 100% (consumer and commercial loans). The reconciliation of balance sheet assets to risk-weighted assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008 is presented below:

Certain expenses are not allocated to operating segments. These are reported in Corporate and Other and consist primarily of the following: (1) certain funding costs, as the segment results reflect debt transfer pricing that matches assets (as of the origination date) with liabilities from an interest rate and maturity perspective; (2) provision for severance and facilities exit charges; (3) certain tax provisions and benefits; (4) a portion of credit loss provisioning in excess of amounts recorded in the segments, primarily reflecting qualitative determination of estimation risk; (5) dividends on preferred securities, as segment risk adjusted returns are based on the allocation of common equity; and (6) reorganization adjustments largely related to debt realized restructuring in bankruptcy.

Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance consists of units that focus on specific industry sectors, such as commercial and industrial (C&I), communications, media and entertainment (CM&E), healthcare, small business lending, and energy. Revenue is generated primarily from interest earned on loans, supplemented by fees collected on other services provided.

Predecessor CIT

For the years ended December 31, (dollars in millions)

2009

2008

2007

Earnings Summary

Interest income

$

920.6

$

1,471.8

$

1,764.5

Interest expense

(496.6

)

(883.5

)

(1,115.8

)

Provision for credit losses

(1,856.8

)

(520.0

)

(68.9

)

Rental income on operating leases

41.7

55.6

56.1

Other income (loss), excluding rental income

(333.9

)

20.6

599.6

Depreciation on operating lease equipment

(32.0

)

(33.5

)

(37.7

)

Goodwill and intangible assets impairment charges

(316.8

)





Other expenses

(337.5

)

(409.3

)

(472.5

)

Reorganization items

(10.2

)





Fresh start accounting adjustments

(2,063.2

)





Benefit (provision) for income taxes and noncontrolling interest

1,584.5

131.3

(272.3

)

Net (loss) income

$

(2,900.2

)

$

(167.0

)

$

453.0

Select Average Balances

Average finance receivables (AFR)

$

18,714.9

$

21,692.1

$

20,652.8

Average operating leases (AOL)

155.0

215.3

201.5

Average earning assets (AEA)

19,075.2

22,307.9

21,388.7

Statistical Data

Net finance revenue (interest and rental income, net of interest and

depreciation expense) as a % of AEA

2.27

%

2.74

%

3.12

%

Operating lease margin (rental income net of depreciation) as a % of AOL

6.26

%

10.26

%

9.13

%

Net Credit Losses as a % of AFR

7.48

%

0.82

%

0.34

%

New business volume

$

1,182.5

$

6,269.6

$

15,974.7

Corporate Finance results were negatively affected by significantly higher credit costs as portfolio credit performance worsened and we increased the provision for credit losses. Diminished earnings expectations for Corporate Finance, triggered by the poor credit performance and liquidity constraints, resulted in goodwill and intangible impairment charges in the second quarter. Other income includes losses on receivables sold at a discount.



Total net revenues were $99.8 million, well below the prior year due to restricted asset growth, higher non-accrual loans and lower other income.



Other income is down due to higher losses on receivable sales, valuation charges on assets held for sale and impairment charges on equity investments and retained interests and lower fees due to limited syndication activity. Other income for 2008 included valuation charges on receivables held for sale ($104 million), impairment charges on our commercial real estate portfolio and lower fee generation. Other income in 2007 includes a gain on the sale of the U.S. construction portfolio. Excluding this gain, other income reflected strong fee generation, including higher advisory fees.

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

Net finance revenue as a percentage of average earning assets remained below prior year due to high funding costs.



Weak economic conditions and poor performance in cash flow loans negatively impacted credit performance as net charge-offs increased to $1.4 billion from $177 million in 2008. Increases were across most units, with higher levels in media, energy, small business lending and commercial real estate. Net charge-offs were up in 2008 from 2007 reflecting weaker credit environment.

New business volume was significantly down from the prior year. 2009 originations were principally in the Canadian business, commercial and industrial, energy and infrastructure, and small business lending. The 2008 decrease reflected soft demand for syndication and loan sales, as well as managing origination volumes to lower levels. During 2007, originations were strong across all businesses.



Owned assets (before fresh start accounting) were down 26%, reflecting receivables and asset sales and lower volumes. During 2009, $1.6 billion of assets were sold or syndicated compared to $3.5 billion in 2008. Owned assets decreased 6% in 2008, principally on lower volumes.

Transportation Finance

Transportation Finance leases primarily commercial aircraft to airline companies globally and rail equipment to North American operators, and provides other financing to these customers as well as those in the defense sector. Revenue is generated from rents collected on leased assets, and to a lesser extent from interest on loans, fees and gains from assets sold.

For the years ended December 31, (dollars in millions)

Predecessor CIT

2009

2008

2007

Earnings Summary

Interest income

$

162.9

$

193.4

$

191.1

Interest expense

(546.1

)

(577.2

)

(577.9

)

Provision for credit losses

(13.2

)

25.0

32.0

Rental income on operating leases

1,373.1

1,345.3

1,298.7

Other income, excluding rental income

27.6

124.0

74.0

Depreciation on operating lease equipment

(669.4

)

(596.1

)

(552.0

)

Other expenses, excluding depreciation

(137.7

)

(138.6

)

(154.7

)

Reorganization items

(854.7

)





Fresh start accounting adjustments

(3,635.3

)





(Provision) benefit for income taxes and noncontrolling interest

1,861.1

(48.7

)

(40.1

)

Net (loss) income

$

(2,431.7

)

$

327.1

$

271.1

Select Average Balances

Average finance receivables

$

2,494.9

$

2,607.2

$

2,319.7

Average operating leases

12,141.5

11,310.4

10,467.3

Average earning assets

14,641.2

13,918.2

12,787.5

Statistical Data

Net finance revenue as a % of AEA

2.19

%

2.63

%

2.81

%

Operating lease margin as a % of AOL

5.80

%

6.62

%

7.13

%

Net Credit Losses as a % of AFR

0.10

%

(0.05

)%

(1.39

)%

New business volume

$

1,246.1

$

2,755.1

$

3,060.4

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Transportation results reflect continued good performance in aerospace, a softening in rail and overall lower gains on equipment sales.

Credit quality remained strong, as collection efforts and active portfolio management minimized charge-offs and non-accrual loans. During 2008 and 2007, we recovered previously charged off loans in commercial aerospace.



As a result of the bankruptcy, we purchased rail and aircraft equipment we previously leased from various third party lessors and subleased to various end users and we recorded a loss for the difference between the purchase price and the asset fair value, the write-off of prepaid rent balances, and related expenses incurred. See Note 2  Fresh Start Accounting for additional information.

New business volume decreased as the slowing economy affected air and rail. Volume consisted primarily of previously committed aircraft orders, all of which were leased. We ended the year with 101 aircraft on order.
See Note 20  Commitments for additional information.



Asset growth was 9%, of which 6% was due to the purchase of rail cars previously on lease. Asset growth was up 5% during 2008, driven by new aircraft deliveries from our existing order book. During 2009, we took delivery of 13 new aircraft compared to 23 in 2008 from our order book. All are on lease. Commercial aircraft were fully utilized (on lease) at the end of 2009. Rail demand experienced softening throughout 2009. Rail assets were 90% utilized, including customer commitments to lease, down from 95% at 2008.

Trade Finance

Trade Finance provides factoring, receivable and collection management products, and secured financing to businesses that operate in several industries, including apparel, textile, furniture, home furnishings and consumer electronics. Although primarily U.S.-based, Trade Finance also conducts international business in Asia, Latin America and Europe. Revenue is generated from commissions earned on factoring activities, interest on loans and other fees for services rendered.

For the years ended December 31, (dollars in millions)

Predecessor CIT

2009

2008

2007

Earnings Summary

Interest income

$

126.7

$

210.2

$

291.0

Interest expense

(62.7

)

(80.5

)

(116.2

)

Provision for credit losses

(105.6

)

(74.5

)

(33.4

)

Other income, commissions

173.5

197.2

226.6

Other income, excluding commissions

35.1

46.8

54.4

Goodwill and intangible assets impairment charges

(363.8

)





Other expenses

(129.5

)

(141.2

)

(157.4

)

Fresh start accounting adjustments

83.0





Benefit (provision) for income taxes and noncontrolling interest

98.5

(58.4

)

(101.0

)

Net (loss) income

$

(144.8

)

$

99.6

$

164.0

Select Average Balances

Average finance receivables

$

4,622.7

$

6,740.3

$

7,153.0

Average earning assets(1)

$

2,676.4

$

3,258.4

$

3,018.0

Statistical Data

Net finance revenue as a % of AEA

2.39

%

3.98

%

5.79

%

Net Credit Losses as a % of AFR

2.35

%

0.92

%

0.44

%

Factoring volume

$

31,088.0

$

42,204.2

$

44,967.3

(1) AEA is lower than AFR as it is reduced by the average credit balances for factoring clients.

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Trade Finance results reflect impairment charges for goodwill and intangible assets. Trade Finance was impacted significantly by our weakened financial condition and reorganization. In the months preceding and during CITs bankruptcy, clients were concerned about CITs ability to perform, which resulted in minimal new business, client terminations and a reduction in volume from clients that did not terminate. Client concerns in the months
before the bankruptcy also triggered an increase in draws against unfunded commitments, which resulted in a significant reduction in credit balances due to factoring clients. Certain clients switched to deferred purchase contracts in which the receivables pertaining to these contracts are not owned by CIT, resulting in lower receivable balances. Following CITs exit from bankruptcy, clients with annual factored volume in excess of $1 billion have returned to doing
business with us.



Total net revenues were down 27% from 2008 levels, which were down 18% from 2007 levels, as net interest income declined due to higher cost of funds and commissions declined due to lower volume. These negative factors were partially offset by increases in rates on loans and improved commission rates.



Net charge-offs increased to $109 million. The increase is principally related to the acceleration of charge-off recognition, as a significant portion of these charge-offs were reserved in 2008. Prior to fresh start accounting, non-accrual loans as a percentage of finance receivables remained at higher levels over prior years reflecting the weak retail environment.



The fresh start accounting adjustment reflects the reduction of finance receivables to fair value, offset by the reversal of previously established specific reserves. See Note 2  Fresh Start Accounting for additional information.



Receivables were down 50% reflecting reductions in factoring volume and certain migration to deferred purchase contracts, both due to concerns about our weakened financial condition in 2009 and a weak retail environment. The decrease in receivables of 18% in 2008 was due to the same reasons, but to a much lesser extent.

Vendor Finance

Vendor Finance offers vendor programs to manufacturers and distributors serving end user customers in the information technology, office products and telecommunications equipment markets. We offer global financial solutions for the acquisition or use of diversified asset types across multiple industries. Vendor Finance earns revenues from interest on loans, rents on leases and fees and other revenue from leasing activities.

Total net revenues were down due to asset run-off and reduced revenue from the termination of the Snap-on vendor program. The decrease in 2008 reflects impairment on securitized retained interests of $55.6 million, and lower joint venture fees. The 2007 results included a gain from the sale of CITs 30% interest in the U.S. based Dell Financial Services (DFS) joint venture (resulting from Dell exercising its purchase option) and a $21.0 million gain on sale of the U.S. Systems Leasing portfolio.



2008 results reflect goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges, impairment on securitized retained interests, and charges incurred in connection with the remediation of reconciliation matters in the European business.



Net charge-offs increased in 2009 reflecting global economic conditions with sector specific weakness experienced in print, industrial and franchise. Net charge-offs as a percentage of finance receivables trended up during the past two years. Nonaccrual loans (before fresh start accounting) also increased.

Total financing and leasing assets were down 19% reflecting lower volume, continued focus on liquidity, and fresh start accounting adjustments.

Consumer

Our Consumer assets and results include student lending and other principally unsecured consumer loans. The student loan portfolio is running off as we ceased offering government-guaranteed loans in 2008 and private loans during 2007. During 2009, we transferred $5.7 billion of U.S. government-guaranteed student loans to the Bank.

Predecessor CIT

For the years ended December 31, (dollars in millions)

2009

2008

2007

Earnings Summary

Interest income

$

257.7

$

580.2

$

781.9

Interest expense

(286.7

)

(462.5

)

(648.6

)

Provision for credit losses

(149.3

)

(348.2

)

(55.4

)

Other income

(8.8

)

3.0

47.2

Goodwill and intangible assets impairment charges





(312.7

)

Other expenses

(65.7

)

(72.0

)

(93.5

)

Fresh start accounting adjustments

(929.8

)





Benefit for income taxes and noncontrolling interest

507.5

115.0

6.2

Net (Loss)

$

(675.1

)

$

(184.5

)

$

(274.9

)

Select Average Balances

Average finance receivables

$

11,876.2

$

12,771.9

$

10,762.5

Average earning assets

11,939.9

12,864.1

11,303.8

Statistical Data

Net finance revenue as a % of AEA

(0.24

)%

0.91

%

1.18

%

Net Credit Losses as a % of AFR

1.11

%

0.94

%

0.49

%

New business volume

$

1.3

$

1,377.1

$

6,630.2

Consumer operating losses for the past three years reflect high credit costs and low finance revenue. The 2007 results reflect a goodwill and intangible assets impairment charge on the student lending business and higher provisioning for charge-offs of other unsecured consumer loans.

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

Negative net revenue is due to lower interest income as the yield on FFELP government guaranteed loans, which is determined by the U.S. government, fell, and our funding costs did not decline at the same pace. Interest expense includes a charge related to the termination of a secured financing conduit.



Other income primarily reflects fair value charges on interest rate swaps that do not qualify for hedge accounting. In 2008 we ceased offering student loans and cash collections decreased and non-accrual loans increased, and sales of receivables declined as the market for loan sales seized up. Net finance margin was down as a percentage of AEA, reflecting increased conduit financing costs, higher non-accrual loans and growth in lower margin guaranteed student loans.



Net charge-offs were up in 2009 and 2008 as in-school loans seasoned and moved to repayment.



Reserves significantly increased in 2008, resulting in an increase in the provision for credit losses, primarily due to the private student portfolio including a pilot training school which declared bankruptcy. A settlement resolution is expected to be reached in 2010. See Item 3. Legal Proceedings  Pilot Training School Bankruptcy for details.

The student loan portfolio decreased 7.9% before fresh start accounting, principally due to liquidations. See Concentrations section for detail on student lending.

Corporate and Other

Corporate and other expense is comprised primarily of expenses not allocated to segments including certain interest expense, a portion of the provision for credit losses, provisions for severance and facilities exit activities (see Expense section for detail) and certain corporate overhead expenses.

For the years ended December 31, (dollars in millions)

Predecessor CIT

2009

2008

2007

Earnings Summary

Interest income

$

39.9

$

133.3

$

85.6

Interest expense

(711.4

)

(502.3

)

(347.0

)

Provision for credit losses

(43.0

)

(0.3

)

(64.0

)

Other income, including rental income

(250.5

)

28.7

(12.5

)

Other expenses

(82.6

)

(85.2

)

(28.4

)

Other expenses (provision for severance and facilities exit activities)

Other income includes a $285 million charge for a change in the fair value of derivative financial instruments associated with a secured lending facility that we downsized, charges from derivatives that no longer qualify for hedge accounting treatment and a positive mark of $71 million to estimated fair value of the TARP warrant. See Note 1 - Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information.



Other expenses in 2009 and 2008 included incremental costs associated with becoming a bank holding company.



Reorganization items primarily consist of a $10.4 billion gain recognized on the extinguishment of unsecured debt in connection with the Plan and $0.5 billion of accrued interest that was reversed. The fresh start accounting adjustments primarily reflect the fair value adjustment to debt. See Emergence from Bankruptcy and Note 2  Fresh Start Accounting for additional information.

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

Gain (loss) on debt and debt-related derivative extinguishments includes a pretax $67.8 million gain recognized on our August note tender and a pretax gain of $139.4 million (net of costs to unwind related hedges) from the repurchase of $471 million of senior unsecured notes.



The 2008 gain on debt and debt related derivative extinguishments includes gains of approximately $216 million primarily relating to the early extinguishment of debt, convertible bonds related to our equity units exchange offer and Euro and Sterling denominated unsecured notes, offset by losses of $148 million due to the discontinuation of hedge accounting for interest rate swaps in our commercial paper program.



The 2007 loss on early extinguishments of debt reflects an after tax charge to call $1.5 billion in high coupon debt and preferred capital securities.



The segments record tax expense or benefit as if they were reporting on a stand alone basis. Corporate and other results include tax adjustments to bring the tax rate to the Consolidated level. The adjustment reflects the Companys net operating loss position.

Preferred stock dividends and accretion, which are not included in the table above, were $188.1 million for 2009 ($144.3 million of dividends and $43.8 million of accretion), $64.7 million for 2008 and $30.0 million for 2007.

CONCENTRATIONS

Ten Largest Accounts

Our ten largest financing and leasing asset accounts in the aggregate represented 5.8% of our total financing and leasing assets at December 31, 2009 (the largest account was less than 1.0%). Excluding student loans, the top ten accounts in aggregate represented 7.4% of total owned assets (largest account totaling 1.0%). The largest accounts were in Transportation Finance (airlines and rail), Corporate Finance (energy) and Trade Finance (retail).

Top ten accounts were 5.2% and 6.3% (excluding student loans) at December 31, 2008, and 4.6% and 5.6% at December 31, 2007.

Operating Lease Equipment

Operating Leases by Segment (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

December 31,

December 31,

2009

2008

2007

Transportation Finance - Aerospace(1)

$

6,506.3

$

7,236.0

$

7,206.8

Transportation Finance - Rail and Other

3,582.9

4,248.5

3,824.8

Vendor Finance

683.5

958.5

1,119.3

Corporate Finance

137.3

263.4

459.6

Total

$

10,910.0

$

12,706.4

$

12,610.5

(1) Aerospace includes commercial, regional and corporate aircraft and equipment.

At December 31, 2009, Transportation Finance had 232 commercial aircraft on operating lease and approximately 103,000 railcars. Our aircraft fleet was entirely leased, while railcar utilization declined to 90% at December 31, 2009.

Joint Venture Relationships

Strategic relationships with industry-leading equipment vendors are an important origination channel for Vendor Finance. These vendor alliances include traditional vendor finance programs, as well as joint ventures and profit sharing structures. Our vendor programs with Dell and Avaya are our largest.

We have multiple programs with Dell, including programs in Canada and in more than 30 other countries. During the fourth quarter of 2007, Dell exercised its option to purchase CITs interests in Dell Financial Services, covering originations in the U.S.

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The Avaya agreement, which is a profit sharing program with direct originations by CIT, extends through September 2012, pursuant to a program renewal provision.

On July 16, 2009, Snap-on Incorporated notified us that it was terminating the joint venture agreement, which was scheduled to end in January 2010. Under the provisions of the agreement, the termination was effective immediately and Snap-on acquired our interest in the joint venture for approximately $8 million and will continue to service the portfolio owned by CIT. See Note 21  Contingencies for a discussion of pending litigation with Snap-on. On July 13, 2009, Microsoft Corporation notified us that it was terminating their finance program agreement with us. Existing finance leases at December 31, 2009 totaled $521 million. These program terminations did not have a material impact on the Company.

The 2008 increase in owned Dell U.S. assets and the decrease in securitized Dell U.S. assets reflects the restructuring of a vehicle that brought previously securitized receivables back on-balance sheet.

Geographic Concentrations

The following table represents the financing and leasing assets by obligor geography:

Geographic Concentrations (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

December 31, 2009

December 31, 2008

December 31, 2007

Northeast

$

7,930.5

17.1

%

$

12,477.3

18.8

%

$

12,572.5

18.5

%

Midwest

7,564.2

16.3

%

11,295.9

17.0

%

11,116.3

16.4

%

West

6,459.0

14.0

%

10,043.8

15.2

%

10,189.6

15.0

%

Southeast

5,397.5

11.7

%

8,076.6

12.2

%

8,211.9

12.1

%

Southwest

4,286.4

9.3

%

6,435.9

9.7

%

5,849.2

8.6

%

Total U.S.

31,637.6

68.4

%

48,329.5

72.9

%

47,939.5

70.6

%

Canada

3,857.4

8.3

%

4,519.3

6.8

%

4,841.1

7.2

%

Other international

10,793.2

23.3

%

13,406.1

20.3

%

15,016.9

22.2

%

Total

$

46,288.2

100.0

%

$

66,254.9

100.0

%

$

67,797.5

100.0

%

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The following table summarizes both state concentrations greater than 5.0% and international concentrations in excess of 1.0% of our financing and leasing assets:

Geographic Concentration by Obligor (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

December 31,

December 31,

2009

2008

2007

State

Texas

7.1

%

7.3

%

6.4

%

California

6.9

%

7.7

%

7.4

%

New York

6.5

%

7.0

%

6.7

%

All other states

47.9

%

50.9

%

50.1

%

Total U.S.

68.4

%

72.9

%

70.6

%

Country

Canada

8.3

%

6.8

%

7.2

%

England

3.5

%

3.8

%

5.8

%

Australia

2.2

%

1.3

%

1.3

%

Mexico

2.1

%

1.9

%

1.5

%

Germany

1.9

%

2.1

%

2.5

%

China

1.6

%

1.7

%

1.7

%

Brazil

1.1

%

1.4

%

1.0

%

Spain

1.1

%

1.0

%

1.0

%

All other countries

9.8

%

7.1

%

7.4

%

Total International

31.6

%

27.1

%

29.4

%

Industry Concentrations

The following table represents financing and leasing assets by industry of obligor:

Industry Concentrations (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

Industry

December 31, 2009

December 31, 2008

December 31, 2007

Student lending(1)

$

9,584.2

20.7

%

$

12,173.3

18.4

%

$

11,585.0

17.1

%

Commercial airlines (including regional airlines)

7,473.7

16.2

%

8,631.9

13.0

%

8,625.8

12.7

%

Manufacturing(2)

5,746.5

12.4

%

9,452.4

14.3

%

9,923.5

14.6

%

Service industries

3,623.7

7.8

%

4,726.8

7.1

%

5,282.7

7.8

%

Healthcare

3,286.0

7.1

%

4,333.5

6.5

%

4,223.1

6.2

%

Retail(3)

3,094.2

6.7

%

5,833.6

8.8

%

7,225.6

10.7

%

Transportation(4)

2,192.0

4.7

%

2,953.7

4.5

%

3,138.8

4.6

%

Consumer based lending - non-real estate

1,222.9

2.6

%

2,248.6

3.4

%

1,316.2

1.9

%

Communications

1,103.0

2.4

%

1,658.6

2.5

%

1,625.3

2.4

%

Finance and insurance

1,168.1

2.5

%

1,629.3

2.5

%

1,583.8

2.3

%

Energy and utilities

1,048.8

2.3

%

1,678.0

2.5

%

1,595.2

2.4

%

Wholesaling

828.2

1.8

%

1,303.2

2.0

%

1,889.9

2.8

%

Other (no industry greater than 2%) (5)

5,916.9

12.8

%

9,632.0

14.5

%

9,782.6

14.5

%

Total

$

46,288.2

100.0

%

$

66,254.9

100.0

%

$

67,797.5

100.0

%

(1) See Student Lending section for further information.

(2) At December 31, 2009, includes manufacturers of food and kindred products (1.6%), followed by apparel, steel and metal products and industrial machinery and equipment.

(3) At December 31, 2009, includes retailers of apparel (2.8%) and general merchandise (2.1%).

(4) Includes rail, bus, over-the-road trucking, business aircraft and shipping.

(5) Includes commercial real estate of $266 million, $850 million and $1,013 million at December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

The estimated fair value of the commercial real estate portfolio included in Other in the preceding table totaled $266 million, and is less than 1% of total financing and leasing assets, down from $850 million at December 2008. The portfolio consists of investments in the office and hospitality sectors, with almost half of the total portfolio secured by first liens. Originations were ceased in 2007 and the portfolio was transferred to a centralized workout group. During 2009, we recorded $285 million in net charge-offs and approximately $31 million of impairment charges compared to $29 million and $61 million, respectively, in the prior year. Commercial real estate loans on non-accrual increased to $232 million (before fresh start accounting adjustments) at December 31, 2009 from $156 million.

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Aerospace

Commercial Aerospace Portfolio (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

December 31, 2009

December 31, 2008

December 31, 2007

Net Investment

Number

Net Investment

Number

Net Investment

Number

By Region:

Europe

$

1,977.3

78

$

2,715.7

88

$

2,906.2

94

Asia Pacific

2,272.9

91

2,299.6

81

1,279.5

60

U.S. and Canada

955.4

68

1,188.7

70

2,274.9

82

Latin America

1,065.2

39

1,343.3

41

1,136.0

36

Africa / Middle East

692.7

20

552.4

14

567.8

15

Total

$

6,963.5

296

$

8,099.7

294

$

8,164.4

287

By Manufacturer:

Airbus

$

4,305.5

150

$

4,685.9

137

$

3,579.6

154

Boeing

2,650.7

146

3,387.2

156

4,575.8

132

Other

7.3



26.6

1

9.0

1

Total

$

6,963.5

296

$

8,099.7

294

$

8,164.4

287

By Body Type (1):

Narrow body

$

5,268.1

238

$

6,268.7

237

$

6,136.4

226

Intermediate

1,552.4

48

1,598.8

44

1,821.9

48

Wide body

135.7

10

205.6

12

197.1

12

Other

7.3



26.6

1

9.0

1

Total

$

6,963.5

296

$

8,099.7

294

$

8,164.4

287

By Product:

Operating lease

$

6,418.2

232

$

7,156.6

216

$

7,120.1

219

Loan

432.4

58

711.6

70

732.6

56

Capital lease

51.9

3

140.2

5

225.5

9

Leveraged lease (tax optimized)

33.5

1

49.0

1

45.4

1

Leveraged lease (other)

27.5

2

42.3

2

40.8

2

Total

$

6,963.5

296

$

8,099.7

294

$

8,164.4

287

Number of accounts

103

108

105

Weighted average age of fleet (years)

6

5

5

Largest customer net investment

$

367.5

$

376.8

$

287.3

Off-lease aircraft







(1) Narrow body are single aisle design and consist primarily of Boeing 737 and 757 series and Airbus A320 series aircraft. Intermediate body are smaller twin aisle design and consist primarily of Boeing 767 series and Airbus A330 series aircraft. Wide body are large twin aisle design and consist primarily of Boeing 747 and 777 series and McDonnell Douglas DC10 series aircraft.

Our top five commercial aerospace outstandings totaled $1,311 million at December 31, 2009, all of which were to carriers outside the U.S. The largest individual outstanding exposure to a U.S. carrier at December 31, 2009 was $102.2 million. Aerospace depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 totaled $409.7 million, $352.8 million, and $330.5 million, respectively.

Aerospace assets include operating and capital leases and secured loans. Management considers current lease rentals as well as relevant available market information (including third-party sales of similar equipment, published appraisal data and other marketplace information) in determining undiscounted future cash flows when testing for impairment and in determining estimated fair value in measuring such impairment. We adjust depreciation schedules of commercial aerospace equipment on operating leases or residual
values underlying capital leases when projected fair value is less than the projected book value at end of lease term. We review aerospace assets for impairment annually, or more often when circumstances warrant. Aerospace equipment is impaired when the expected undiscounted cash flows over the expected remaining life is less than book value. We factor historical information, current economic trends and independent appraisal data into assumptions and analyses we
use when determining the expected cash flow. These assumptions include lease terms, remaining life, lease rates, remarketing prospects and maintenance costs.

Consumer includes our liquidating student loan portfolio, which has a remaining weighted average life of approximately 11 years. We ceased offering government guaranteed student loans in 2008 and private student loans in 2007. We service approximately 70% of the portfolio in-house. See On-balance Sheet Securitization Transactions for description of related financings.

Finance receivables by product type are presented in the following table. The balances at December 31, 2009 decreased due to a fresh start accounting adjustment of $1.6 billion and run-off.

In February 2008, a private pilot training school, whose students had outstanding loans totaling approximately $192 million at December 31, 2009, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The fresh start accounting value of these student loans was written down to fair value based on our estimate of proceeds after litigation settlements, legal costs and collectibility, if any, of remaining loans. SLX participated in mediation with several classes and the parties reached an agreement to resolve students claims against
SLX, which agreement was submitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida for approval on October 27, 2009. The court fixed March 22, 2010 as the hearing date to consider final approval of the settlement. SLX also completed a settlement of a mass action commenced by students in Georgia, which is binding upon 37 SLX borrowers. The Attorneys General of several states also engaged in a review of the impact of the schools closure on
student borrowers and any possible role of SLX. See Note 21  Contingencies for more information.

Student loans at the top 5 institutions where we lent on an unguaranteed basis represent approximately 53% of the private student loan portfolio at December 31, 2009.

RISK MANAGEMENT

We are subject to a variety of risks that manifest in the course of our business. We consider the following to be the principal forms of risk:

Managing risk is essential to conducting our businesses and to our profitability. Our risk management systems and procedures are designed to identify and analyze important business risks, to set appropriate policies and limits, and to continually monitor risks and limits using reliable administrative and information systems, along with policies and programs. We continue to enhance our risk management practices including governance, measurement and monitoring. We are in the process of recruiting a new Chief Financial Officer, as the incumbent will be retiring, a new Chief Risk Officer, and certain other senior executives.

The Corporate Risk Management (CRM) group, which reports to the Chief Risk Officer, oversees and manages credit and related risk throughout CIT. This group includes the Chief Risk Officer, the Chief Credit Officer, the Chief Investment Officers for each business segment, and certain other senior risk management executives. Our Executive Investment Committee includes the Chief Risk Officer and other members of CRM. The committee must approve transactions which exceed business segment authorities or are outside established target market definitions or risk acceptance criteria.

CRM includes an independent loan risk review function. The loan risk review group reviews credit management processes at each business and monitors compliance with corporate policies. The loan risk review group tests for adherence with credit policies and procedures and for inappropriate credit practices, including problem accounts identification and reporting.

We maintain a standing Asset Quality Review Committee, which is charged with reviewing portfolio performance, including the status of individual financing and leasing assets to obligors with higher risk profiles. The committee is comprised of members of senior management, including the Chief Risk Officer, the Chief Credit Officer, the Director of Credit Risk Management, the Director of Loan and Risk Review and the Controller and meets with senior business executives to understand trends in portfolio performance.

CREDIT RISK

LENDING

The extension of credit, through our lending and leasing activities, is the fundamental purpose of our businesses. As such, we focus on the maintenance of comprehensive credit risk management practices, ranging from underwriting, on-going monitoring and collections. We review and monitor credit exposures on an ongoing basis to identify, as early as possible, customers that are experiencing declining creditworthiness or financial difficulty. We evaluate performance of our receivables across the organization to minimize risk concentrations. We monitor concentrations by borrower, industry, geography and equipment type. We set or modify limits as conditions warrant, to minimize credit concentrations and risk of substantial credit loss. For example, we maintain a practice of reviewing our aerospace portfolio regularly. We test for asset impairment based upon projected cash flows and relevant market data with any impairment in value charged to earnings.

We have formal underwriting policies and procedures to evaluate financing and leasing assets for credit and collateral risk during the credit granting process and periodically after the advancement of funds. These set forth our underwriting parameters based on: (1) Target Market Definitions, which delineate markets, industries, geographies and products that are permitted, and (2) Risk Acceptance Criteria, which detail acceptable structures, credit profiles and risk-adjusted returns.

We have a two-tier risk system to capture and analyze credit risk based on probability of obligor default and loss given default. Probability of default is determined by evaluating borrower creditworthiness including analyzing credit history, financial condition, cash flow adequacy, financial performance and management quality. Loss given default ratings, which estimate loss if an account goes into default, are predicated on transaction structure, collateral valuation and related guarantees (including recourse from manufacturers, dealers or governments).

We implemented processes to model risk-based pricing at the individual transaction level based on prescribed credit metrics to ensure that transactions meet acceptable risk-adjusted return criteria. Each business follows a formal credit management process customized to their products/services and clients and the industries in which they operate.

We selectively utilize credit default swaps to economically hedge certain credit exposures. We previously executed offsetting derivative transactions with financial institutions and our customers as a service to our customers in order to mitigate their interest rate and currency risks. The counterparty credit exposure related to these transactions is monitored and evaluated in conjunction with our normal underwriting policies and procedures.

Commercial Lending and Leasing Commercial credit management begins with the initial evaluation of credit risk and underlying collateral at the time of origination and continues over the life of the finance receivable or operating lease, including normal collection, recovery of past due balances and liquidating underlying collateral.

Credit personnel review potential borrowers financial condition, results of operations, management, industry, customer base, operations, collateral and other data, such as third party credit reports, to evaluate the customers borrowing and repayment ability. Transactions are graded according to our two-tier risk system described above. Credit facilities are subject to our overall credit approval and underwriting guidelines and are issued commensurate with credit evaluation performed on each borrower.

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Small Ticket Lending and Leasing For certain small-ticket lending and leasing transactions, we employ proprietary automated credit scoring models. The statistical models and algorithms are developed, tested and maintained in-house by our credit risk management sciences group. The models emphasize, among other things, financial performance metrics, length of time in business, industry category and geography. Models are used to assess a potential borrowers credit standing and repayment ability, and also considers the value of collateral. We utilize external credit bureau scoring, behavioral models and judgment in the credit adjudication and collection processes.

We regularly evaluate the small ticket leasing portfolio using delinquency vintage curves and other tools to analyze trends and credit performance by transaction type, including analysis of specific credit characteristics and selected subsets of the portfolios. Adjustments to credit scorecards and lending programs are made when appropriate. Individual underwriters are assigned credit authority based upon experience, performance and understanding of underwriting policies of small-ticket leasing operations. A credit approval hierarchy exists to ensure that an underwriter with the appropriate level of authority reviews applications.

DERIVATIVE COUNTERPARTY RISK

We enter into interest rate and currency swaps, foreign exchange forward contracts, and in limited instances, credit default swaps as part of our overall risk management practices. We assess and manage the external and internal risks associated with these derivative instruments in accordance with the overall operating policies established by our ERC, Capital Committee, Asset/Liability Committee and our Board of Directors. External risk is defined as those risks outside of our direct control, including counterparty credit risk, liquidity risk, systemic risk, legal risk and market risk. Internal risk relates to those operational risks within the management oversight structure and includes actions taken in contravention of CIT policy.

The primary external risk of derivative instruments is counterparty credit exposure, which is defined as the ability of a counterparty to perform financial obligations under the derivative contract. We control credit risk of derivative agreements through counterparty credit approvals, pre-established exposure limits and monitoring procedures.

The Capital Committee, in conjunction with Corporate Risk Management, approves each counterparty, and establishes exposure limits based on credit analysis and market value of corresponding derivative instruments. Derivative agreements are generally entered into with major money center financial institutions rated investment grade by nationally recognized rating agencies. Credit exposures are measured based on current market value and potential future exposure. Exposures are calculated for each contract and are aggregated by counterparty to monitor exposure. As part of the Plan of Reorganization, most of our remaining hedge counterparty contracts were terminated. We are in discussions with certain counterparties about reestablishing those relationships.

EQUIPMENT AND RESIDUAL RISK

We have systems, processes and expertise to manage equipment and residual risk in our leasing businesses. Our process consists of: 1) setting residual values at transaction inception; 2) systematic residual value reviews; and 3) monitoring of actual levels of residual realizations. Residual realizations, by business and product, are reviewed as part of our quarterly financial and asset quality review, both within the businesses and by senior management. Reviews for impairment are performed at least annually.

MARKET RISK

INTEREST RATE RISK

We monitor exposure to market risk by analyzing the impact of potential interest rate and foreign exchange rate changes on financial performance. We consider factors such as the economy, customer prepayment trends and re-pricing characteristics of assets and liabilities. We commenced implementation of a vendor-supplied risk management system to replace the previously used, internally developed system.
The system is expected to provide greater analytics capabilities to assess and measure the effects of various market rate scenarios upon the Company's financial performance. While we have begun utilizing the system to produce quantified financial impacts of interest rate shocks, we have not yet completed data validation and testing. As such, we cannot fully attest to the reliability of the results to warrant investor consideration to support investment decisions. We anticipate the system being fully operational by December 2010.

At December 31, 2009, the Companys loan and lease portfolio was approximately 55% floating rate, with the remainder fixed rate (before fresh start accounting). As part of the plan of reorganization, much of our debt securities, which were diversified including fixed rate, floating rate, US dollar and non-dollar denominated securities, were exchanged for longer term U.S. dollar fixed rate securities. As a result, our liabilities, at December 31, 2009, were approximately 75% fixed rate based, with the remainder floating rate. While the liability restructuring materially improved our liquidity, the conversion of our liabilities to largely US dollar fixed rate debt has resulted in an asset sensitive position as our assets will re-price faster than our liabilities. Therefore, our net interest margin may increase if interest rates rise, or decrease should interest rates decline.

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We evaluate and monitor risk through two primary metrics.

Margin at Risk (MAR), which measures the impact of hypothetical changes in interest rates on net interest income over the subsequent twelve months.

Economic Value of Equity (EVE), which measures the net economic value of equity by assessing market value of assets, liabilities and derivatives.

Although we believe that these measurements provide an estimate of our interest rate sensitivity, they do not account for potential changes in credit quality, size, composition and prepayment characteristics of our balance sheet, nor do they account for other business developments that could affect net income or for management actions that could be taken to change our risk profile.

FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK

We have historically sought to
naturally hedge our non-dollar denominated activities, that being foreign currency loans
to foreign subsidiaries, through local currency borrowings. To the extent such borrowings
were unavailable, we have utilized derivative instruments (foreign currency exchange
forward contracts and cross currency swaps). Additionally, we have utilized derivative
instruments to hedge our net investments in foreign operations. These contracts are designated as foreign currency cash flow hedges or net investment hedges and changes in fair value of these contracts are recorded in Other Comprehensive Income/Loss with translation gains and losses on underlying hedged items. Translation gains and losses of underlying foreign net investment, as well as offsetting derivative gains and losses on designated hedges, are reflected in Other Comprehensive Income/Loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

CIT has utilized cross-currency swaps to hedge currency risk underlying foreign currency debt and selected foreign currency assets. The swaps that meet hedge accounting criteria are designated as foreign currency cash flow hedges or foreign currency fair value hedges and changes in fair value of these contracts are recorded in Other Comprehensive Income/Loss (for cash flow hedges), or as a basis adjustment including the impact of the offsetting adjustment to carrying value of the hedged item, to the hedged item (for fair value hedges) along with transaction gains and losses on underlying hedged items. We have cross-currency swaps that economically hedge exposures, but do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

The Company may experience volatility in earnings and equity due to changes in foreign exchange rates as foreign exchange contracts designed to limit translation adjustments were terminated as part of the bankruptcy.

As previously noted, the Plan of
Reorganization resulted in non-dollar denominated debt being exchanged for
U.S. dollar debt. Most of the Companys outstanding derivative
instruments, that hedged interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk, were
terminated. This resulted in the re-opening of foreign exchange exposures that had
previously been hedged through former debt and derivative instruments. Our
non-dollar denominated loans are now funded with U.S. dollar denominated debt and equity
which causes foreign currency transactional and translational exposures. Our
transactional exposure may result in income statement losses should related foreign
currencies depreciate relative to the dollar or, conversely, income statement gains
should the foreign currencies appreciate versus the dollar. Likewise, our equity account
may be similarly affected by related foreign currency movements as a result of our
translational exposures. We are in discussions with certain counterparties about reestablishing derivative counterparty
trading lines in order to restore previously terminated hedges.

LIQUIDITY RISK

We maintain an active liquidity risk management and monitoring process, all of which is designed to ensure the availability of adequate cash resources and funding capacity to meet our obligations. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash, which is invested to ensure preservation of principal and immediate availability, secured funding programs and the collection of portfolio assets originated in the normal course of business.

We utilize a series of measurement tools to assess the level and adequacy of our liquidity position, liquidity conditions and trends. The primary tool is a cash forecast designed to identify material mismatches in cash flows. Stress scenarios are developed and applied to measure the resiliency of the liquidity position, and to identify stress points requiring remedial action.

Approved liquidity limits and guidelines are monitored to facilitate the active management of our funding and liquidity position. Included among the limits and guidelines measured are minimum cash investment balances, sources of available liquidity relative to short term debt maturities and other funding commitments, cash flow coverage ratios, non-cash liquid assets relative to volatile funding sources, categorizing of portfolio assets based upon level of liquidity, monitoring of undrawn customer lines and other contingent liquidity risks, and debt maturity profile.

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE RISK

The purpose of managing regulatory compliance risk is to ensure that programs and processes are in place to monitor and comply with banking, privacy, consumer and other key laws and regulations in each jurisdiction in which we do business and to monitor compliance with the ethical standards of the Company.

The Corporate Compliance function provides leadership, guidance, and oversight to help business units and staff functions identify applicable laws and regulations and implement effective measures to meet the requirements. Prior to becoming a BHC, many of our current compliance obligations did not apply. Corporate Compliance is establishing the framework to develop a high quality worldwide compliance program. It has identified the key regulatory obligations and developed corporate policies related to each. Corporate Compliance is working with business units to develop procedures to ensure that policies are followed on a uniform basis. Among the tools designed to ensure effectiveness are the Code of Business Conduct and compliance training programs. Corporate Compliance is developing monitoring and testing procedures to track compliance.

Corporate Compliance, led by the Chief Compliance Officer, is responsible for setting the overall global compliance framework and standards, using a risk based approach to identify key compliance obligations. The head of each business and staff function is responsible for ensuring compliance. Oversight of regulatory compliance risk management is provided by the Audit Committee of the Board. The Chief Compliance Officer reports directly to the Audit Committee.

OPERATIONAL RISK

Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, systems or human factors, or from external events, which may result from transaction processing errors, breaches of internal controls, fraud by employees or persons outside the Company, or business interruption due to system failures or other events. Operational risk also includes legal or regulatory actions that could arise as a result of noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations. An operational event could result in losses in the form of explicit charges, increased operational costs, financial losses, damage to reputation, or foregone opportunities.

To address these risks, CIT is developing comprehensive policies and an internal control framework designed to provide a sound operational environment and provide oversight. We have developed a loss-event database to track amounts and sources of operational losses, which will identify weaknesses and highlight corrective actions needed. Operational risk metrics are monitored by Enterprise Risk Management. Our internal audit function monitors and tests the overall effectiveness of internal control and operational systems on an ongoing basis.

The Operational Risk Management function reports into the head of Enterprise Risk Management and is responsible for developing risk management policies and tools for assessing, measuring, monitoring, and managing operational risk. The head of each business and staff function is responsible for maintaining an effective system of internal controls in accordance with the Company's overall operational risk framework. Oversight of the operational risk management function is provided by the Risk Management Committee of the Board.

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Supplemental Funding and Liquidity Related Information

The following tables summarize significant contractual payments and projected cash collections, and contractual commitment expirations at December 31, 2009. The amounts are not the same as the respective balance sheet totals as this table is before fresh start accounting:

Payments and Collections by Year, for the years ended December 31, (1) (dollars in millions)

Total

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014+

Secured borrowings (2)

$

15,636.0

$

4,538.3

$

1,995.9

$

1,493.7

$

1,455.0

$

6,153.1

Secured credit facility

and expansion credit

facility

7,500.0





7,500.0





Senior unsecured notes 

fixed

334.1

91.1

66.2

26.3

9.0

141.5

Series A Notes

21,040.1







2,104.0

18,936.1

Series B Notes

2,149.2







214.9

1,934.3

Total Long-term

borrowings

46,659.4

4,629.4

2,062.1

9,020.0

3,782.9

27,165.0

Deposits

5,087.2

1,286.7

1,039.6

1,377.7

552.1

831.1

Credit balances of factoring

clients

892.9

892.9









Lease rental expense

340.6

37.9

35.0

32.9

31.5

203.3

Total contractual

payments

52,980.1

6,846.9

3,136.7

10,430.6

4,366.5

28,199.4

Finance receivables (2)(3)

41,185.8

9,603.1

5,545.3

5,354.2

5,013.6

15,669.6

Operating lease rentals

6,076.2

1,610.5

1,230.0

881.6

672.7

1,681.4

Finance and leasing

assets held for sale (4)

343.8

343.8









Cash and due from banks

and deposits with banks (5)

9,825.9

9,825.9









Retained interest in

securitizations and other

investments

139.7

84.5

23.2

4.8

3.4

23.8

Total cash and cash

collections

57,571.4

21,467.8

6,798.5

6,240.6

5,689.7

17,374.8

Net cash and cash

collections (payments)

$

4,591.3

$

14,620.9

$

3,661.8

$

(4,190.0

)

$

1,323.2

$

(10,824.6

)

(1) Projected proceeds from the sale of operating lease equipment, interest revenue from finance receivables, debt interest expense and other items are excluded. Obligations relating to postretirement programs are also excluded.

(2) Includes non-recourse secured borrowings, which are generally repaid in conjunction with the pledged receivable maturities. For student lending receivables, the repayment of both the receivable and borrowing includes a prepayment component.

(3) Based upon carrying value prior to fresh start accounting adjustments, including unearned discount; amount could differ due to prepayments, extensions of credit, charge-offs and other factors.

(4) Based upon managements intent to sell rather than contractual maturities of underlying assets.

(5) Includes approximately $1.7 billion of cash held at our Utah bank that can be used solely by the bank to originate loans or repay deposits. Also includes $5.5 billion of liquid and available cash and $2.6 billion of restricted cash.

Financing commitments do not include certain unused, cancellable lines of credit to customers in connection with third-party vendor programs, which can be reduced or cancelled by CIT at any time without notice.

(2)

Commitments related to vendor receivables for which the manufacturer has financing commitment as explained below.

(3)

Aerospace commitments are net of amounts or deposit with manufacturers.

(4)

The balance can not be estimated past 2010; therefore the remaining balance is reflected in 2011. See Income Taxes section for discussion of unrecognized tax obligations.

Financing commitments declined from $5.5 billion at December 31, 2008 to $3.7 billion at year end excluding $0.9 billion in funding commitments associated with vendor receivables. This decline reflects increased covenant restrictions which makes the commitment unavailable, normal contractual expirations and drawdowns on existing financing commitments. The Company experienced higher than usual utilization beginning the end of June that continued through mid-July. Specifically,
over $700 million of draws on unfunded commitments occurred during the week of July 13, 2009 just prior to the Company obtaining the $3 billion secured credit facility. The greatest level of usage was from asset-based loans for which CIT was lead agent, totaling $500 million. At December 31, 2009, unfunded commitments related to lead agented asset-based loans were $674 million, down from $1,085 million at June 30, 2009. Subsequent to the
secured credit facility, the Company experienced $500 million net repayments of lines previously drawn during the weeks of July 27 through September 21. These net repayments may have been due to the previous excessive draw activity resulting from headlines concerning possible bankruptcy. Since announcing the filing of the reorganization on November 1, 2009, we have not had any unusual usage of unfunded commitments. The Company monitors line utilization daily and updates liquidity forecasts and funding plans.

During the second quarter of 2009, a Vendor Finance contract was renegotiated and the receivables and associated commitments that were previously off-balance sheet were brought on-balance sheet. The manufacturer is obligated to provide the funds necessary for CIT to disburse to the customer; therefore these arrangements do not present liquidity risk.

Financing commitments above exclude roughly $2.5 billion of commitments that were not available for draw due to requirements for collateral availability or covenant conditions existing at December 31, 2009.

At December 31, 2009 substantially all of our commercial commitments were senior facilities, with approximately 58% secured by equipment or other assets and the remainder supported by cash-flow or enterprise value. The vast majority of CITs commitments are syndicated transactions. CIT is the lead agent in 35% of the facilities. Most of our undrawn and available financing commitments are in Corporate Finance with an average balance of $5.1 million. The top ten undrawn commitments aggregate $450 million.

Sale leaseback contract payment commitments decreased to $1.6 million at December 31, 2009 as substantially all rail leased assets subject to such contracts were purchased in the fourth quarter. See Note 2  Fresh Start Accounting for additional information. Sale leaseback payment commitments were $1.8 billion at December 31, 2008, primarily related to Rail.

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SECURED BORROWINGS AND ON-BALANCE SHEET SECURITIZATION TRANSACTIONS

Secured financings have been our primary source of funding since mid-2007. Capital markets dislocations eliminated our access to the unsecured capital markets, which historically had been our primary funding source. These secured financing transactions do not meet accounting requirements for sale treatment and are recorded as non-recourse secured borrowings, with the assets remaining on-balance sheet. The debt associated with these transactions is collateralized by receivables or collateral values of the assets. Certain related cash balances are restricted.

See Note 9  Long Term Borrowings for financing and leasing assets pledged/encumbered and related secured borrowings.

At December 31, 2009, a total of $4,583.9 million, after fresh start accounting, of financing and leasing assets, comprised of $2,783.9 million in Corporate Finance, $645.7 million in Consumer and $1,154.3 million in commercial aerospace in Transportation Finance, were pledged in conjunction with $3,134.9 million in secured debt issued to investors under the $2.125 billion Goldman Sachs International (GSI) facility. Amounts funded under the facility, net of cash collateral posted to GSI, totaled $1,897.2 million at December 31, 2009, as $1,094.5 million (reflected in Other assets net of fresh start accounting adjustments) is owed to CIT from Goldman Sachs for debt discount, return of cash collateral posted to GSI and settlements resulting from market value changes to asset-backed securities underlying the structure.

Pursuant to an October 2009 amendment, the commitment under this facility was reduced from $3.0 billion eliminating most of the unused portion of the facility, and CIT Financial Ltd. (CFL), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, agreed to post additional collateral to secure amounts under the Facility. In connection with the reduction, CFL made a payment of $285 million representing the proportional termination fee payment required. CFL also posted $250 million cash collateral when the facility was amended and this amount was returned to CIT during the fourth quarter due to cashflow settlements and increases in market value of underlying securities. Collateral amounts required under this agreement will fluctuate with market values of the underlying securities.

Credit Facility and Expansion Credit Facility

On July 20, 2009, CIT entered into a $3 billion Credit Facility with Barclays Bank PLC and other lenders. The Credit Facility is secured by a perfected first priority lien on substantially all unencumbered assets of the Borrowers and Guarantors, which includes a substantial amount of finance & leasing assets of our U.S. operating subsidiaries, 65% of the voting and 100% of the non-voting stock of first-tier foreign subsidiaries, 100% of the stock of CIT Aerospace International (except one nominee share) and between 49% and 65% of certain other non-U.S., non-regulated subsidiaries.

On October 28, 2009, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries amended and restated the agreement evidencing the Credit Facility to provide for an Expansion Credit Facility to expand the commitments by $4.5 billion. The amounts outstanding under the Expansion Credit Facility are secured by substantially the same assets as those securing the Credit Facility, including any additional collateral which became available as a result of the Companys repayment of certain refinanced indebtedness.

The Credit Facility and Expansion Credit Facility limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to make certain payments on investments, incur indebtedness (including guarantees), issue preferred stock, incur liens, enter into sale lease back transactions, pay dividends, sell assets, and enter into transactions with affiliates.

New Series A and B Notes

On December 10, 2009, pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization the Company issued $21.04
billion principal amount of its 7.0% Series A Second-Priority Secured Notes
due each year from 2013 to 2017 (the Series A Notes) and Delaware
Funding closed its issuance of approximately $2.15 billion principal amount
of its 10.25% Series B Second-Priority Secured Notes due each year from 2013
to 2017 (the Series B Notes). The Series A Notes are general obligations
of the Company and bear interest at a rate of 7.0% per annum. The Series B Notes
are general obligations of Delaware Funding and bear interest at a rate of 10.25%
per annum. The Series A Notes are secured by second-priority security interests
in substantially all the assets securing the Facilities.
The Series B Notes are secured by second-priority security interests in substantially
all the assets securing the Facilities. The Series
B Notes are further secured by Delaware Fundings pledge of intercompany
notes issued by CIT Financial Ltd., which are the primary assets of Delaware
Funding.

The Series A and Series B Indentures likewise limit the ability of the Company, Delaware Funding and the Companys restricted subsidiaries to make certain payments or investments, incur indebtedness (including guarantees), issue preferred stock, incur liens, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, pay dividends, sell assets, and enter into transactions with affiliates.

In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Series A and B Indentures), holders of the Series A and Series B Notes will have the right to require the Company and/or Delaware Funding, as applicable, to repurchase all or a portion of the notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the date of such repurchase. The Company or Delaware Funding may redeem all or a portion of the Series A or Series B Notes on or after January 1, 2010, at the applicable redemption prices, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

See Note 9  Long Term Borrowings for additional terms of the facilities and Note
27  Summarized Financial Informationof Subsidiaries for condensed consolidating financial statements of the Guarantors.

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Cash Sweep and Required Cash Sweep Payments

Under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company is required to use certain cash collections to repay the Credit Facility and the Expansion Facility (the Facilities) and new second lien notes (New Second Lien Notes) on an accelerated basis (the Cash Sweep). Subject to certain exceptions and reserving for payment of certain expenses, each Restricted Subsidiary (generally any subsidiary other than a regulated entity, joint venture, special purpose entities, or immaterial subsidiaries, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) must deposit at least monthly certain cash it generates in designated accounts (collectively Sweep Accounts).

The amount of the Cash Sweep is calculated using a percentage for each business units freely transferable cash collections from owned assets held in Restricted Subsidiaries, after deducting (i) operating expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) costs of servicing, (iii) payments of debt service (including securitizations, conduits, total return swaps, or secured debt) or payments required under operating leases in Transportation Finance, and (iv) cash held in restricted accounts or for third parties (including securitization or other similar transactions).

Freely transferable cash does not include cash collections received by Regulated Entities, by special purpose entities under securitization or other similar transactions or by entities outside the U.S., if repatriation would violate law or result in an adverse tax or regulatory issue. The applicable percentage for Corporate Finance, Student Lending, Rail and Aerospace is 100% of freely transferable cash collections. The applicable percentage for Trade Finance, U.S. Vendor Finance and Small Business Lending is 0% for the period prior to any platform transfer into CIT Bank, and 100% of collections generated by assets remaining at the bank holding company (net of amounts owed to clients for Trade Finance) after any platform transfer. The amount calculated must be deposited monthly in the Cash Sweep Accounts.

The Company may use amounts in the Cash Sweep Accounts:

(a)

to pay obligations under the Facilities,

(b)

after the Facilities are repaid in full, to repurchase, repay or redeem New Second Lien Notes,

(c)

to make investments in CIT Bank or any Regulated Subsidiary required by, or necessary or prudent under, federal banking laws or other domestic or foreign laws or regulations, or required by any governmental authority or pursuant to any governmental approval, waiver, consent, stipulation, agreement or commitment (Required Bank Investment); provided that CIT does not have available cash outside the Sweep Accounts, or

(d)

if no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing, and if the Company does not have available cash of more than $500 million outside the Sweep Accounts,:

(i)

to make payments for contractual commitments to purchase aerospace and railcar assets existing on October 12, 2009, net of any committed financing, and (subject to certain exceptions) to make required payments on certain qualified debt, for the succeeding twelve month period, and to build a reserve of 50% of future obligations under committed and undrawn credit lines where we are lead agent (TTF Requirements),

(ii)

to make (A) a short term loan or advance (12 months or less) to any Regulated Subsidiary related to a platform transfer, or (B) investments in Regulated Subsidiaries of up to $400 million in any yearly period (Permitted Bank Investments),

(iii)

to pay scheduled payments on qualified debt,

(iv)

to bring other available cash outside the Sweep Accounts up to $500 million

(v)

to invest not more than (A) $500 million in the aggregate during any twelve month period in Corporate Finance, Rail Finance and Aerospace Finance, plus (B) an amount equal to the aggregate of contractual commitments existing on October 12, 2009 to fund Corporate Finance assets (Business Reinvestments).

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The Company is required to make quarterly payments of the Available Sweep Amount, and to use commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account near-term obligations and liquidity sources) to apply any Excess Cash Sweep Amounts, (x) to repay obligations under the Facilities and (y) after the repayment of obligations under the Facilities, to redeem at par or repurchase or repay the New Second Lien Notes (including purchases of notes in open-market transactions).

Available Sweep Amount for any applicable quarter equals (a) the Cash Sweep amount at the end of the quarter plus other available cash in excess of $500 million minus (b) the sum of (i) TTF Requirements, (ii) Permitted Bank Investments which are expected to be made, (iii) Required Bank Investments which will be made, and (iv) the amount of Business Reinvestments permitted in the next twelve months.

Excess Cash Sweep Amounts for any quarter equals (a) the Cash Sweep amount at the end of the quarter minus (b) the sum of (i) $1.5 billion and (ii) the Available Sweep Amount payable.

The Cash Sweep could result in the gradual liquidation of assets in Corporate Finance, Student Lending, Rail and Aerospace, except to the extent of existing commitments, until such time that they are transferred to CIT Bank or the Facilities and the new Second Lien Notes have been repaid. Management currently does not expect deposits into the sweep accounts to result in any required repayments in 2010, other than as required from certain asset sale proceeds or certain refinancings of assets previously refinanced in the Expansion Facility. However, one of management's strategic priorities in 2010 is to prepay as much high cost debt as practical and prudent.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Securitization Program

On-balance sheet secured financings are now our primary source of funding. The following table summarizes our off-balance sheet securitization programs which are declining:

Securitized Assets (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

December 31,

December 31,

2009

2008

2007

Securitized Assets:

Vendor Finance

$

318.0

$

783.5

$

4,104.0

Corporate Finance

533.5

785.3

1,526.7

Total securitized assets

$

851.5

$

1,568.8

$

5,630.7

Securitized assets as a % of owned and

securitized assets

1.8

%

2.3

%

7.7

%

The 2008 decline in Vendor Finance securitized assets reflects the restructuring of certain conduit facilities, which brought approximately $2.4 billion of previously off balance sheet securitized assets back on balance sheet.

Effective January 1, 2010, we adopted ASC 810-10, which resulted in CIT bringing all securitized assets back on-balance sheet at their carrying amounts at that date. Securitized assets are subject to the same credit monitoring processes that are described in the Credit Risk Management section. An allowance for loan losses will be established for these previously securitized assets.

Joint Venture Activities

We utilize joint ventures organized through legal entities to conduct business with certain strategic vendor partners. Receivables are originated by the joint venture and purchased by CIT. The vendor partner and CIT jointly own these legal entities, and typically there is no third-party debt. These arrangements are accounted for using the equity method, with profits and losses distributed according to the joint venture agreement. See disclosure in Note 23  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

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REGULATORY CAPITALIZATION

Upon emergence from bankruptcy, all existing CIT equity was cancelled and a value assigned to the equity of successor CIT was determined. (See Emergence from Bankruptcy as well as Note 1 and Note 2 of Item 8 for details) Upon emergence, 200 million common shares were issued to eligible holders of debt subject to the Plan. The reorganization strengthened our capital position and deleveraged our balance sheet, resulting in strong capital ratios.

Regulatory Capital and Ratios (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

December 31,

December 31,

Tier 1 Capital

2009

2008

Total stockholders equity

$

8,400.0

$

8,124.3

Effect of certain items in accumulated other comprehensive loss

excluded from Tier 1 Capital



138.5

Adjusted total equity

8,400.0

8,262.8

Qualifying non-controlling minority interest



33.0

Less: Goodwill

(239.4

)

(568.1

)

Disallowed intangible assets

(225.1

)

(130.5

)

Investment in certain subsidiaries(1)

(2.8

)

(22.0

)

Other Tier 1 components(1)(2)

(98.5

)

(76.4

)

Tier 1 Capital

7,834.2

7,498.8

Tier 2 Capital

Long-term debt and other instruments qualifying as Tier 2 Capital



1,899.0

Qualifying reserve for credit losses



993.8

Other Tier 2 components



(21.9

)

Total qualifying capital

$

7,834.2

$

10,369.7

Risk-weighted assets

$

55,241.1

$

79,403.2

Tier 1 Capital Ratio

14.2

%

9.4

%

Total Capital Ratio

14.2

%

13.1

%

(1) December 2008 balances were reclassified to conform to current presentation.

(2) Includes the portion of net deferred tax assets that does not qualify for inclusion in Tier 1 capital based on guidelines, the Tier 1 capital charge for non-financial equity investments, and the Tier 1 capital deduction for net unrealized losses on available-for-sale marketable equity securities (net of tax).

Regulatory capital guidelines are based on the Capital Accord of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel I). We compute capital ratios in accordance with Federal Reserve capital guidelines for assessing adequacy of capital. To be well capitalized, a BHC generally must maintain Tier 1 and Total Capital Ratios of at least 6% and 10%, respectively. The Federal Reserve Board also has established minimum guidelines. The minimum ratios are: Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.0%, total capital ratio of 8.0% and leverage ratio of 4.0%. In order to be considered a well capitalized depository institution under FDIC guidelines, CIT Bank must maintain a Tier 1 capital ratio of at least 6%, a Total Capital ratio of at least 10%, and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 5%.

Upon becoming a BHC, we committed to maintain capital ratios in excess of the well capitalized levels. CIT committed to maintain a Total Capital ratio of at least 13% and CIT Bank committed to maintain a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of at least 15%.

At December 31, 2009, both CIT and CIT Bank capital ratios (after fresh start accounting) were in excess of required and committed ratios.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to use judgment in making estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, reported amounts of income and expense and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The following estimates, which are based on relevant information available at the end of each period, include inherent risks and uncertainties related to judgments and assumptions made. We consider the estimates to be critical in applying our accounting policies due to the existence of uncertainty at the time the estimate is made, the likelihood of changes in estimates from period to period and the potential impact on the financial statements.

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Management believes that the judgments and estimates utilized in the following critical accounting estimates are reasonable. We do not believe that different assumptions are more likely than those utilized, although actual events may differ from such assumptions. Consequently, our estimates could prove inaccurate, and we may be exposed to charges to earnings that could be material.

Fresh Start Accounting was adopted upon emergence from bankruptcy. Fresh-start accounting recognizes that CIT has a new enterprise value following its emergence from bankruptcy and requires asset values to be re-measured using fair value, which was allocated in accordance with accounting requirements for business combinations. The excess of reorganization value over the fair value of tangible and intangible assets was recorded as goodwill. In addition, fresh-start accounting also requires that all liabilities,
other than deferred taxes, be stated at fair value. Deferred income taxes are determined in conformity with relevant accounting requirements. Fair values of assets and liabilities represent our best estimates based on the use of independent appraisals and financial consultant valuations. Where the foregoing were not available, industry data and trends or references to relevant market rates and transactions were used. These estimates and assumptions are
inherently subject to uncertainties and contingencies beyond our reasonable control. The market value of our common stock may differ materially from the fresh start equity valuation. See Notes 1 and 2 of Item 8 for additional information.

Reserve for Credit Losses  As a result of adopting fresh start accounting, the allowance for loan and lease losses balance at December 31, 2009 was eliminated. The non-accretable component primarily relates to embedded losses in the loan and capital lease portfolio. The accretable fair value discount will be recognized as a yield adjustment to the loans and capital leases over the remaining lifes and reflected in interest income. The allowance for credit losses on finance receivables for Successor CIT will reflect estimated amounts for loans originated subsequent to the Emergence Date, and will also include additional amounts required on loans that were on the balance sheet at the Emergence Date for subsequent changes in circumstances.

The reserve for credit losses is intended to provide for losses inherent in the portfolio, which requires the application of estimates and significant judgment as to the ultimate outcome of collection efforts and realization of collateral values, among other things. Therefore, changes in economic conditions or credit metrics, including past due and non-performing accounts, or other events affecting specific obligors or industries may necessitate additions or reductions to the reserve for credit losses.

The reserve for credit losses is reviewed for adequacy based on portfolio collateral values and credit quality indicators, including charge-off experience, levels of past due loans and non-performing assets, evaluation of portfolio diversification and concentration as well as economic conditions. We review finance receivables periodically to determine the probability of loss, and record charge-offs after considering such factors as delinquencies, the financial condition of obligors, the value of underlying collateral, as well as third party credit enhancements such as guarantees and recourse from manufacturers. This information is reviewed on a quarterly basis with senior management, including the CEO, CFO, Chief Credit and Risk Officer, Chief Credit Officer and Interim Controller, among others, as well as the Audit Committee, in order to set the reserve for credit losses.

The reserve for credit losses is determined based on three components: (1) specific reserves for loans that are impaired, based upon the value of underlying collateral or projected cash flows; (2) reserves for estimated losses inherent in the portfolio based upon historical and projected charge-offs; and (3) reserves for estimated losses inherent in the portfolio based upon economic, estimation risk and other factors. Historical loss rates are based on one to three-year averages, which are consistent with our portfolio life and provide, what we believe to be, appropriate weighting for current loss rates. The process involves estimates and a high degree of management judgment. See Reserves for Credit Losses for additional information.

Impaired Loans  Loan impairment is measured based upon the difference between the recorded investment in each loan and either the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at each loans effective interest rate (the loans contractual interest rate adjusted for any deferred fees or costs/discount or premium at date of origination/acquisition) or if a loan is collateral dependent, the collaterals fair value. When impairment for a loan is determined to be probable by CIT, the measurement will be based on the fair value of the collateral. The determination of impairment involves managements judgment and the use of market and third party estimates regarding collateral values. Valuations of impaired loans and corresponding impairment affect the level of the reserve for credit losses.

Fair Value Determination  With the adoption of fresh start accounting, our assets and liabilities at December 31, 2009 are stated at fair value. Only selected assets and liabilities, including derivatives, retained interests in securitizations and certain equity investments, had been historically measured at fair value.

Retained Interests in Securitizations  Financial assumptions, including pool credit losses, prepayment speeds and discount rates, are utilized to determine fair values of retained interests, both at the date of the securitization and in subsequent quarterly valuations. These assumptions reflect historical experience and anticipated trends. Any resulting losses, representing the excess of carrying value over estimated fair value that are other than temporary, are recorded in current earnings. Unrealized gains and losses which are considered temporary are reflected in stockholders equity as part of other comprehensive income. See Note 6 - Investments for additional information.

Lease Residual Values  Operating lease equipment is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and is depreciated to estimated residual value using the straight-line method over the lease term or projected economic life of the asset. Direct financing leases are recorded at the aggregated future minimum lease payments plus estimated residual values less unearned finance income. We generally bear greater risk in operating lease transactions (versus finance lease transactions) as the duration of an operating lease is shorter relative to the
equipment useful life than a finance lease. Management performs periodic reviews of residual values, with non-temporary impairment recognized in the current period as an increase to depreciation expense for operating lease residual impairment, or as an adjustment to yield for value adjustments on finance leases. Data regarding current equipment values, including appraisals, and historical residual realization experience
are among the factors considered in evaluating estimated residual values. As of December 31, 2009, our direct financing lease residual balance was $1.5 billion and our total operating lease equipment balance totaled $10.9 billion.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets  Goodwill at December 31, 2009 reflects the excess reorganization value over the fair value of identified tangible and intangible assets recorded in conjunction with fresh start accounting.

In accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles  Goodwill and Other, goodwill is assessed for impairment at least annually. In performing this assessment, management relies on a number of factors, including operating results, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and market place data.

Given the decline in predecessor CITs stock price and market capitalization, impairment analyses were completed quarterly during 2008 and 2009. These assessments of our reporting units incorporated various assumptions including discounted cash flow (DCF) projections, which incorporated an assumed growth rate used in projecting cash flows and discount rate, including terminal value assumptions. Predecessor CIT recognized goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges prior to its filings under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. See Non-interest Expenses and Income and Note 25  Goodwill and Intangible Assets for more detailed information.

ASC 740 Liabilities and Tax Reserves  We have open tax years in the U.S. and Canada and other jurisdictions that are currently under examination by the applicable taxing authorities, and certain tax years that may in the future be subject to examination. We periodically evaluate the adequacy of our liabilities and tax reserves in accordance with accounting standards on uncertainty in income taxes, taking into account open tax return positions, tax assessments received and tax law changes. The process of evaluating liabilities and tax reserves involves the use of estimates and a high degree of management judgment. The final determination of tax audits could affect our tax reserves.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences of transactions. Our ability to realize deferred tax assets is dependent on prospectively generating taxable income by corresponding tax jurisdiction, and in some cases on the timing and amount of specific types of future transactions. Managements judgment regarding uncertainties and the use of estimates and projections is required in
assessing our ability to realize net operating loss carry forwards (NOLs) and other tax benefits, as these assets began to expire at dates beginning in 2010. They may be subject to annual use limitations under the Internal Revenue Code and certain state laws. Management utilizes historical and projected data in evaluating positive and negative evidence regarding recognition of deferred tax assets. See Notes 1 and 15 for additional information regarding income taxes.

INTERNAL CONTROLS

The Internal Controls Committee is responsible for monitoring and improving internal controls and overseeing the internal controls attestation mandated by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SARBOX). The Committee, which is chaired by the Controller, includes the Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Internal Audit and other senior executives in finance, legal, risk management and information technology.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASUREMENTS

The SEC adopted regulations that apply to any public disclosure or release of material information that includes a non-GAAP financial measure. The accompanying Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk contain certain non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are meant to provide additional information and insight regarding operating results and financial position of the business and in certain cases to provide financial information that is presented to rating agencies and other users of financial information. These measures are not in accordance with, or a substitute for, GAAP and may be different from or inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. See footnotes below the tables for additional explanation of non-GAAP measurements.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations (dollars in millions)

CIT

Predecessor CIT

December 31,

December 31,

2009

2008

2007

Owned and securitized assets (1)

Finance receivables

$

34,865.8

$

53,126.6

$

53,761.0

Operating lease equipment, net

10,910.0

12,706.4

12,610.5

Financing and leasing assets held for sale

343.8

156.1

1,260.2

Equity and venture capital investments (included in Other assets)

168.6

265.8

165.8

Total financing and leasing portfolio assets

46,288.2

66,254.9

67,797.5

Securitized assets

851.5

1,568.8

5,630.7

Owned and securitized assets

$

47,139.7

$

67,823.7

$

73,428.2

Earning assets (2)

Total financing and leasing portfolio assets

$

46,288.2

$

66,254.9

$

67,797.5

Credit balances of factoring clients

(892.9

)

(3,049.9

)

(4,542.2

)

Earning assets

$

45,395.3

$

63,205.0

$

63,255.3

Total tangible capital(3)

Total common stockholders equity

$

8,400.0

$

5,138.0

$

6,460.6

Other comprehensive income relating to derivative
financial instruments